Spreading vs Topping - What's the difference?
spreading | topping |
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The act by which something is spread.
* 1991 , Samuel D. Robbins, Wisconsin Birdlife: Population & Distribution Past & Present (page 579)
(UK, informal, dated) wonderful
* 1953 , Roald Dahl, Galloping Foxley
(archaic) Assuming superiority; proud.
* South
any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza
The act of cutting off the top of something.
(nautical) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
As verbs the difference between spreading and topping
is that spreading is present participle of lang=en while topping is present participle of lang=en.As nouns the difference between spreading and topping
is that spreading is the act by which something is spread while topping is any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.As an adjective topping is
wonderful.spreading
English
Verb
(head)citation, passage=As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field.}}
Noun
(en noun)- Small numbers [of meadowlarks] remain on farms in the southern counties throughout the winter, usually relying on fresh manure spreadings for food when snow covers the fields.
topping
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- 'Well,' he said, settling back in the seat directly opposite. 'It's a topping day.'
- The great and flourishing condition of some of the topping sinners of the world.
