different between covering vs topping

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?v????/

Etymology 1

Present participle or participial adjective from cover (verb) +? -ing; or, from Middle English participle form of coveren, keveren (“to cover”).

Verb

covering

1. present participle of cover

Etymology 2

From Middle English coverynge, -inge, keverynge, -inge [verbal noun of coveren, keveren (“to cover”)]; or, verbal noun from cover (verb) +? -ing.

Noun

covering (countable and uncountable, plural coverings)

1. (countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.
2. (uncountable) Action of the verb to cover.

Derived terms

• face covering
• head covering

Translations

References

English

Etymology

From Middle English toppyng; equivalent to top +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t?p??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t?p??/
• Rhymes: -?p??
• Hyphenation: top?ping

Verb

topping

1. present participle of top

Derived terms

• topping cycle

Adjective

topping (comparative more topping, superlative most topping)

1. (Britain, informal, dated) wonderful
2. (archaic) Assuming superiority; proud.

   • A second Ground, upon which Men are apt to persuade themselves, that they shall escape the Stroke of Divine Justice for their Sins, is their Observation of the great and flourishing Condition of some of the topping Sinners of the World.

Noun

topping (plural toppings)

1. Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.
2. The act of cutting off the top of something.
3. (nautical) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
4. (nautical) Either of the cables that support the ends of a spar or boom.
5. (fishing) The tail of an artificial fly.

Coordinate terms

• (food item added on top): garnish

Related terms

• top off
• topper-offer

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English topping.

Noun

topping m (plural toppings)

1. topping (of food)