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Topping vs Mopping - What's the difference?

topping | mopping |

As verbs the difference between topping and mopping

is that topping is present participle of lang=en while mopping is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between topping and mopping

is that topping is any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza while mopping is an application of molten asphalt to a roof etc.

As an adjective topping

is wonderful.

topping

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (UK, informal, dated) wonderful
  • * 1953 , Roald Dahl, Galloping Foxley
    • 'Well,' he said, settling back in the seat directly opposite. 'It's a topping day.'
  • (archaic) Assuming superiority; proud.
  • * South
    • The great and flourishing condition of some of the topping sinners of the world.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Related terms

    * top off * topper-offer

    Coordinate terms

    * (food items added on top) garnish

    mopping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An application of molten asphalt to a roof etc.

    • See also

    * hot-mop