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Purging vs Pursing - What's the difference?

purging | pursing |

As verbs the difference between purging and pursing

is that purging is present participle of lang=en while pursing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between purging and pursing

is that purging is the act by which something is purged while pursing is an expression or motion that purses.

purging

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is purged.
  • (medicine) vomiting
  • * 1849 , The Journal of Health and Disease (page 98)
    • He had violent pains in his belly, and purgings

    pursing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An expression or motion that purses.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • The muscles about the mouth exhibited puckering movements and occasional pursings and poutings of the lips.