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Sifting vs Shipping - What's the difference?

sifting | shipping |

As verbs the difference between sifting and shipping

is that sifting is while shipping is .

As nouns the difference between sifting and shipping

is that sifting is the act by which something is sifted while shipping is the transportation of goods.

sifting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is sifted.

    • Anagrams

    *

    shipping

    English

    (wikipedia shipping)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) schipping, schyppynge, from (etyl) schippen, .

    Noun

  • The transportation of goods.
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  • The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry.
  • Passage or transport on a ship.
  • The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.
  • Navigation.
  • * Shakespeare
    • God send 'em good shipping .
    Derived terms
    * shipping lane

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (head)