nutting
noun
the act of seeking or gathering nuts.
nutting
1 American
[nuht-ing]
/ ˈnʌt ɪŋ /
noun
Nutting
2
American
[nuht-ing]
/ ˈnʌt ɪŋ /
noun
nutting
British
/ ˈnʌtɪŋ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of nutting
Example Sentences
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BST14:17 58 min: Bordeaux reply by going close themselves, Saivet nutting the ball into the sidenetting after racing in front of Liverpool defenders to meet a corner at the near post.
From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2015
This was slapstick stuff and Houghton delivered the perfect punchline by nutting the ball into net from 12 yards.
From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2012
When the Zuni men had their wives and children established on the nutting grounds they returned to their fields.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their father was out with some of his men looking after Christmas trees, and 97 as Bert and Nan had gone nutting, Flossie and Freddie looked about to find some amusement of their own.
From The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp by Hope, Laura Lee
Moreover, he had apparently neglected to wash his hands, and bore the air of one returning from a prolonged nutting ramble.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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