clouting

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noun

The act of giving a clout, or striking somebody.

OriginMiddle English clouting →
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of clout
nounclouting (countable and uncountable, plural cloutings)

plural cloutings

  1. countableuncountableThe act of giving a clout, or striking somebody.

    And many readers could provide me with tales of rulers across knuckles, slaps on bare legs, heads cracked together, and mighty ear-cloutings.

    1969, The Educational Magazine, volume 26, page 163
  2. countableuncountableA light plain cloth used for covering butter and farmer's baskets, and for dish and pudding cloths. The same term is often given to light cloths of the nursery diaper pattern.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishclouting
  2. Englishclouting

From Middle English clouting; equivalent to clout + -ing.

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APA

clouting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clouting

MLA

“clouting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clouting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clouting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clouting.

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