turtling
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]turtling (uncountable)
- The hunting of turtles (the reptiles).
- (nautical) Turning turtle.
- (figuratively) Any slow progression or build-up.
- (games (board, card, and computer)) A defensive strategy of avoiding conflict, by maintaining strong defense and little to no offense, whilst staying in a fixed position.
Verb
[edit]turtling
- present participle and gerund of turtle
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]turtling (plural turtlings)
- A baby turtle.
- 1912, William Vaughn Moody, The poems and plays of William Vaughn Moody:
- Drowsy with dawn, barely asail, Buzzes the blue-bottle over the shale, Scared from the pool by the leaping trout; And the brood of turtlings clamber out On the log by their oozy house.
- 1997, Sportdiving[1], volumes 59-64, page 94:
- The turtle-lings, kept in safety until they are three months old, are then released into the wild.
- 2012, Alexandra de Vries, Shawn Blore, Frommer's Brazil:
- Fifty days later, more or less, the little turtlings hatch, dig their way up through the sand, and make a mad scramble to the sea.