stunting

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/ˈstʌntɪŋ/

noun

The act of performing stunts or ostentatiously showing off.

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acrobaticsaerobaticsstunt flying
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stunt
nounstunting (countable and uncountable, plural stuntings)

plural stuntings

  1. countableinformaluncountableThe act of performing stunts or ostentatiously showing off.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineStunted growth, often caused by chronic malnutrition.

    Hence happens the frequent stuntings, blighting, and destruction of young trees […]

    1759, James Justice, The British Gardener's Calendar

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft

Similar
acrobaticsaerobaticsstunt flying
Broader
flightflying
Also see
acrobaticsaerobatics

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

See stunt.

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Translations

French rabougrissement
  • rabougrissementchronic malnutrition
German Verkümmerung
  • Verkümmerungchronic malnutrition

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stunting

huntingbuntingfrontinggruntingbluntingaffronting
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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