# putting

Pronunciation: say "PUUT-ing" /ˈpʊtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of put. — present participle and gerund of put
   - Simple: The -ing form of put. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The mayor is putting new safety measures in place this week._
   - _Putting the blame on others rarely solves the problem._
2. Present participle and gerund of putt. — present participle and gerund of putt (pronounced: say "PUT-ing" /ˈpʌtɪŋ/)
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of putt. Use it for hitting a golf ball gently toward the hole.
   - _He was putting for par on the eighteenth hole._
   - _Putting against the slope, she badly misjudged the speed._

## Noun

3. A short-range version of golf, played with a putter, in which the ball is tapped gently into holes. (pronounced: say "PUT-ing" /ˈpʌtɪŋ/)
   - Simple: A simple kind of golf where you tap the ball into holes over short distances.
   - _Putting is a popular pastime for families on vacation._
   - _The resort added a putting area beside the main fairway._
4. The act of striking the golf ball with a putter to roll it across the green toward the hole. (pronounced: say "PUT-ing" /ˈpʌtɪŋ/)
   - Simple: In golf, the act of gently hitting the ball toward the hole on the green.
   - _Her putting on the final hole cost her the match._
   - _Coaches stress that putting often accounts for a large share of the strokes in a round._
5. The action or result of placing, setting, or otherwise positioning something.
   - Simple: The act of placing or setting something in a spot.
   - _The deliberate putting of the question to the board ended the discussion._
   - _His habitual putting of the key under the mat proved a costly mistake._

## Noun

6. Instigation or incitement; the act of urging or enticing someone to act. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The act of pushing someone to do something, or encouragement to act.
   - _The rebellion advanced at the putting of certain discontented lords._
   - _He confessed the crime was done at the putting of his master._

## Origin

**Meanings 1, 5–6** — Formed from the verb "put" with the suffix "-ing".
**Meanings 2–4** — Formed from the verb "putt" with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/putting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).