Slipping vs Twinning - What's the difference?

slipping | twinning |


As verbs the difference between slipping and twinning

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

As nouns the difference between slipping and twinning

is that slipping is the act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion while twinning is action of the verb to twin

As an adjective twinning is

biparous.

slipping

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

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

    twinning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • action of the verb to twin
  • giving birth to twins
  • the pairing of similar objects (such as towns)
  • (mineralogy) the formation of twin crystals
  • (transport) the conversion of a road into a dual carriageway

    • Derived terms

    * crystal twinning * town twinning

    Adjective

    (-)
  • biparous

    • See also

    * gemination * twining