baiting / bating [beitɪŋ]
baiting – v. tr. – pres. participle of bait – 1. chasing prey with dogs; 2. persecuting, harassing; 3. eating, biting; 4. attracting prey
bating – pres. part. of bate – 1. contending, striving, fighting; 2. Falconry, for a falcon to flutter about the perch; 3. humbling, dejecting; prep. – with the exception of, excepting, leaving out of account