different between ditching vs bitching

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?t???/

Verb

ditching

1. present participle of ditch

Noun

ditching (plural ditchings)

1. (aviation) A deliberate crash landing on the sea or other body of water.
   • 1990, Operator's Manual for Army U-21G Aircraft

     Model test and actual ditchings of various aircraft indicate that ditchings into the wall of water created by the major swell is roughly analogous to flying into a mountain.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?t???/

Adjective

bitching (superlative bitchingest)

1. (slang) Excellent; outstanding.
2. (slang, less common) Awful, terrible.

   Just my bitching luck.

Alternative forms

• bitchin'
• bitchin
• bitchen

Verb

bitching

1. present participle of bitch

Derived terms

• Bitching Betty

Noun

bitching (plural bitchings)

1. (vulgar, colloquial) A spiteful criticism or complaint.
   • 1997, Gary Russell, Deadfall

     Grierson's innocence - although Townsend would say it was naivety – was rather sweet and attractive amid the sour and petty bitchings of the other women.