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  nutting

  noun

  the act of seeking or gathering nuts.
• Nutting
  Nutting

  noun

  Wallace, 1861–1941, U.S. antiquary, author, and illustrator.

nutting

¹ American  

[nuht-ing] / ˈnʌt ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of seeking or gathering nuts.

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Nutting ² American  

[nuht-ing] / ˈnʌt ɪŋ /

noun

1. Wallace, 1861–1941, U.S. antiquary, author, and illustrator.

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nutting British  

/ ˈnʌtɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or pastime of gathering nuts

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Etymology

Origin of nutting

First recorded in 1715–25; nut + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

“This obviously is an unusual and dramatic step for the Pittsburgh Pirates,” team owner Bob Nutting said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Harvard-Westlake 11, Louisville 8: Ainsley Nutting had three hits and three RBIs while Ava Molina and Peyton Perriott hit home runs in a Mission League opener for the Wolverines.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025

“The first half of 2024, it’s just really ramped up,” Nutting said, “which is why we’ve been taking even more aggressive measures to try to stop it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

But McClatchy eventually lost his majority ownership stake to Nutting.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023

To throw, as Nutting does, the whole syntax of adverbs into a remark on such a rule of agreement, is to choose disorder for its own sake.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold