putting

See also: Putting

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *putōną

Proto-West Germanic *putōn

Old English putian

Middle English putten

English put

English -ing

English putting

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.

See also

• forthputting
• off-putting, offputting
• shot putting
• up-putting

Etymology 2

From putt + -ing.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pŭt'ĭng, IPA^(key): /ˈpʌtɪŋ/, [ˈpʰʌtɪŋ]

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• 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

• putting green

See also

• crazy golf