stunting

English

Etymology

See stunt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstʌntɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌntɪŋ

Verb

stunting

1. present participle and gerund of stunt

Noun

stunting (countable and uncountable, plural stuntings)

1. (informal) The act of performing stunts or ostentatiously showing off.
2. (medicine) Stunted growth, often caused by chronic malnutrition.
   • 1759, James Justice, The British Gardener's Calendar:

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

Derived terms

• runting-stunting syndrome

 

Translations

chronic malnutrition

• French: rabougrissement (fr) m
• German: Verkümmerung f

Anagrams

• Nuttings, nuttings