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Spitting vs Pitting - What's the difference?

spitting | pitting |

As verbs the difference between spitting and pitting

is that spitting is while pitting is .

As nouns the difference between spitting and pitting

is that spitting is (chiefly|archaic|medicine) expectoration while pitting is the formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.

spitting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, archaic, medicine) expectoration
  • * 1837 , James Johnson, The Medico-chirurgical review: Volume 31 (page 44)
    • Four brothers of the name of Smith, died with black spitting ; all of them were stone-workers.

    pitting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion