different between training vs drilling

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?e?n??/
• Rhymes: -e?n??
• Hyphenation: train?ing

Verb

training

1. present participle of train

Noun

training (usually uncountable, plural trainings)

1. Action of the verb to train. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
3. The result of good social upbringing.
4. (computing) The process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.
5. (voice recognition) The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.

Usage notes

• The plural trainings, for more than one training session, is not often used.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• atrining

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English training.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tre?.n??/
• Hyphenation: trai?ning
• Rhymes: -e?n??

Noun

training m (plural trainingen or trainings)

1. training (imparting or acquisition of skills, esp. in exercise and sports, also in chiefly extracurricular education)
2. a training session

Derived terms

• trainingsbroek
• trainingskamp
• trainingspak
• voetbaltraining

Spanish

Noun

training m (plural trainings)

1. training

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??l??/
• Rhymes: -?l??

Etymology 1

drill +? -ing

Verb

drilling

1. present participle of drill

Noun

drilling (plural drillings)

1. Act of drilling.

Derived terms

• well drilling

Translations

Etymology 2

From German drei (three).

Noun

drilling (plural drillings)

1. A long firearm with three (or rarely, four) barrels.

Translations

Etymology 3

Noun

drilling

1. A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill.