different between putting vs nutting

English

Etymology 1

put +? -ing

Pronunciation

• enPR: po?ot'?ng, IPA^(key): /?p?t??/, [?p??t??]
  • (General American) IPA^(key): [?p?????]
  • Homophone: pudding
• Hyphenation: put?ting

Verb

putting

1. present participle 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 al?o, the clergy is ou?ted in all the ca?es mentiond in this ?tatute.

2. The action or result of the verb put.

Etymology 2

putt +? -ing

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?t'?ng, IPA^(key): /?p?t??/, [?p??t??]
• Hyphenation: putt?ing

Verb

putting

1. (golf) present participle 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

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?t??/
• Rhymes: -?t??

Verb

nutting

1. present participle of nut
2. (rare) Gaining favor or subjugating oneself.
3. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Thinking very hard or puzzling over something.

Noun

nutting (plural nuttings)

1. (rare) An outing to gather nuts.