putting

putting

See also: Putting

English

Etymology 1

    From put + -ing.

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: po͝ot'ĭng, IPA(key): /ˈpʊtɪŋ/, [ˈpʰʊtɪŋ]
      • (General American) IPA(key): [ˈpʰʊɾɪŋ]
      • Audio (US):(file)
      • Rhymes: -ʊtɪŋ
      • Homophone: pudding
    • Hyphenation: put‧ting

    Verb

    putting

    1. present participle and gerund of put

    Noun

    putting (countable and uncountable, plural puttings)

    1. (obsolete) Instigation or incitement; enticement.
      • 1736, Matthew Hale, Historia Placitorum Coronæ, page 353:
        ...and then if there be a putting in fear alſo, the clergy is ouſted in all the caſes mentiond in this ſtatute.
    2. The action or result of the verb put.

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    Etymology 2

      From putt + -ing.

      Pronunciation

      • enPR: pŭt'ĭng, IPA(key): /ˈpʌtɪŋ/, [ˈpʰʌtɪŋ]
      • Rhymes: -ʌtɪŋ
      • Hyphenation: putt‧ing

      Verb

      putting

      1. (golf) present participle and gerund of putt

      Noun

      putting (usually uncountable, plural puttings)

      1. (golf) The action of the verb to putt.
      2. (golf) A variety of golf in which balls are tapped into holes over short distances using a putter.
      Derived terms

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