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Slipping vs Slapping - What's the difference?

slipping | slapping |

As verbs the difference between slipping and slapping

is that slipping is present participle of lang=en while slapping is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between slipping and slapping

is that slipping is the act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion while slapping is the act of giving a slap or slaps.

As an adjective slapping is

very large; whopping.

slipping

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion.
    • slippings and slidings

    slapping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving a slap or slaps.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) Very large; whopping.
  • * 1921 , Dogdom: Monthly: Volume 22
    • It remains to be seen whether she will retain her coat after whelping; if she does, then Americans will be able to admire a slapping great collie bitch — a matron of the robust kind yet retaining all those graces of the collie female of quality.