What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Stubbing vs Mocking - What's the difference?

stubbing | mocking |

As verbs the difference between stubbing and mocking

is that stubbing is present participle of lang=en while mocking is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between stubbing and mocking

is that stubbing is the act by which something is stubbed while mocking is action of the verb to mock

As an adjective mocking is

derisive or contemptuous.

stubbing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is stubbed.
  • * 2011 , (Frank Key), Porpoises Rescue Dick Van Dyke
    • Let us discuss, as if our lives depended upon it, stubbings of the toe. But wait a minute! How likely is it that our lives could ever depend upon a stubbing, or stubbings, of a toe, or toes?

    mocking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • action of the verb to mock

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • derisive or contemptuous
  • teasing or taunting

    • Derived terms

    * mockingbird * mocking thrush * mocking wren