forting
USFORT-ing/ˈfɔɹtɪŋ/UKFAWT-ing/ˈfɔːtɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of fort.
My nephews are forting again: the couch cushions are gone and the dining chairs are draped in sheets.
With winter coming, the settlers began forting near the trading post, ringing their cabins with a log wall.
Note
As a gerund it names the whole activity, so people can spend an afternoon forting, whether they are soldiers throwing up a redoubt or children building with cushions and sheets. The fort is already inside the verb, so it takes no object; where the work happens follows a preposition, as in forting along the ridge.
forting is a form of fort
fort, verb: To build a fort or other fortifications, such as a strong point or a redoubt. Full entry
- Spelling
- fort → forting: add -ing
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