stunting

English

Etymology

See stunt.

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

Verb

stunting

  1. present participle of stunt

Noun

stunting (countable and uncountable, plural stuntings)

  1. (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 […]

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