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Upping vs Supping - What's the difference?

upping | supping |

As verbs the difference between upping and supping

is that upping is while supping is .

As nouns the difference between upping and supping

is that upping is the act of increasing something while supping is the act of one who sups; the act of taking supper.

upping

English

Verb

(head)
  • See also

    * swan upping

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of increasing something.
  • * 1942 , Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, Official Report of Debates, House of Commons
  • He announced, I believe, that it was far better, instead of making uniform uppings of all allowances, to provide for cases where need arose. I have not before me to-night figures as to dependents' allowances paid in other places.
  • * 1943 , United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program, Investigation of the national defense program
  • Yes; I personally believe that we can meet it if we are willing to bear down hard enough and make quickly enough a set of decisions that will lead toward sharp uppings of our production.

    supping

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who sups; the act of taking supper.
  • (obsolete) That which is supped; broth.
  • (Holland)
    (Webster 1913)