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Punishing vs Racking - What's the difference?

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Punishing is a related term of racking.


As verbs the difference between punishing and racking

is that punishing is while racking is .

As nouns the difference between punishing and racking

is that punishing is punishment while racking is a method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up.

As an adjective punishing

is that inflicts punishment.

punishing

English

Verb

(head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That inflicts punishment
  • arduous, gruelling
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • punishment
  • * 2011 , Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology (page 303)
  • We may not be convinced that God is as involved in historical punishings as the prophet claims, and we may have a strong negative reaction to the claims made for how God acts

    racking

    English

    Noun

  • A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up.
  • spun yarn used in racking ropes
  • The process of clarifying, and thereby deterring further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.
  • Synonyms

    * (roofing) straight-up method

    Verb

    (head)
  • Anagrams

    * *

    See also

    (wikipedia racking)