Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stunting

/ˈstʌntɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
stunt-ing
IPA
/ˈstʌntɪŋ/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of stunt

noun

The act of performing stunts or ostentatiously showing off.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

Stunted growth, often caused by chronic malnutrition.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

See stunt.

Usage

Inflected Forms

stuntings (plural)

Phrases

runting-stunting syndrome

Synonyms

acrobatics aerobatics stunt flying

Rhymes With

hunting bunting fronting grunting punting blunting affronting

Questions

How do you pronounce stunting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstʌntɪŋ/.
What does stunting mean?
present participle and gerund of stunt
Where does stunting come from?
See stunt.

How to pronounce stunting

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