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puttin'

puttin' is the pronunciation spelling of putting.

Meaning of putting

Noun

putting (countable and uncountable, plural puttings)

  1. (obsolete) Instigation or incitement; enticement.
    • ...and then if there be a putting in fear alſo, the clergy is ouſted in all the caſes mentiond in this ſtatute.1736, Matthew Hale, Historia Placitorum Coronæ, page 353
  2. The action or result of the verb put.

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Questions about puttin'

What is puttin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Puttin' is the pronunciation spelling of putting.

Words near puttin' in the dictionary

  1. puttier
  2. puttiers
  3. putties
  4. puttiest
  5. puttiless
  6. puttin'
  7. putting
  8. putting a band-aid on a bullet wound
  9. putting a block on
  10. putting a brave face on
  11. putting a bug in someone's ear

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