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Putting vs Pitting - What's the difference?

putting | pitting |

As verbs the difference between putting and pitting

is that putting is present participle of lang=en while pitting is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between putting and pitting

is that putting is instigation or incitement; enticement while pitting is the formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.

putting

English

Etymology 1

See put

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

  • (obsolete) Instigation or incitement; enticement.
  • * 1736 , Matthew Hale, Historia Placitorum Coronæ , page 353:
    • ...and then if there be a putting in fear al?o, the clergy is ou?ted in all the ca?es mentiond in this ?tatute.
  • The action or result of the verb put .

    • Etymology 2

    See putt

    Verb

    (head)
  • (golf)

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (golf) The action of the verb to putt .
  • (golf) A variety of golf in which balls are tapped into holes over short distances using a putter.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    See also

    * (l) English heteronyms

    pitting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion