putting

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English

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Etymology 1

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From put +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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putting

  1. present participle and gerund of put

Noun

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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

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From putt +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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putting

  1. (golf) present participle and gerund of putt

Noun

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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.
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