Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

putting

[ˈpʰʊɾɪŋ]

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables
put-ting
IPA
[ˈpʰʊɾɪŋ]
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of put

noun

Instigation or incitement; enticement.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The action or result of the verb put.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of putt

noun

The action of the verb to putt.

Uncountable

noun

A variety of golf in which balls are tapped into holes over short distances using a putter.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "...and then if there be a putting in fear alſo, the clergy is ouſted in all the caſes mentiond in this ſtatute."

Etymology

From put + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ˈpʰʊɾɪŋ]

Usage

Inflected Forms

puttings (plural)

Phrases

off-putting shot putting up-putting putting green crazy golf

Frequently Paired Words

forthputting off-putting offputting shot putting up-putting crazy golf

Synonyms

putt

Homonyms

pudding

Rhymes With

cutting shutting gutting strutting butting jutting nutting abutting rebutting footing rutting

Questions

How do you pronounce putting?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈpʰʊɾɪŋ].
What does putting mean?
present participle and gerund of put
Where does putting come from?
From put + -ing.

How to pronounce putting

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