stunting
Meaning of stunting
- prevent from growing or developing properly.
some weeds produce chemicals that stunt the plant's growth
the recovery of our industries is stunted by lack of funds
late 16th century (in the sense ‘bring to an abrupt halt’): from dialect stunt ‘foolish, stubborn’, of Germanic origin; perhaps related to stump.
verb, gerund or present participle- perform stunts, especially aerobatics.
agile terns are stunting over the water
late 19th century (originally US college slang): of unknown origin.
Information about stunting
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of stunting
stunt-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- stunting is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
stunting synonyms
Meaning acrobatics:
Meaning hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process):
Meaning delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder:
Meaning a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic:
Meaning make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen:
Meaning put a limit on; keep under control:
Meaning delay or hold back in terms of progress or development:
Meaning reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process:
Meaning restrain or keep in check:
Meaning seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody:
Meaning examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something:
Meaning (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen:
stunting antonyms
Meaning support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of:
Meaning give support, confidence, or hope to (someone):
Anagrams of stunting
Words that rhyme with stunting
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