nutting

[ nuht-ing ]

/ ˈnʌt ɪŋ /

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noun

the act of seeking or gathering nuts.

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Origin of nutting

First recorded in 1715–25; nut + -ing¹

Words nearby nutting

nut sedge, nutshell, nutso, nutsy, nutter, nutting, nutty, nutty as a fruitcake, nut weevil, nutwood, Nuuk

Other definitions for nutting (2 of 2)

Nutting

[ nuht-ing ]

/ ˈnʌt ɪŋ /

noun

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

How to use nutting in a sentence

Wrongs are committed, and flagrantly, but Nutting commits to her premise without wavering and demands the reader do so, too.
The Modern ‘Lolita’: Dramatizing the Mind of a Female Pedophile in Alissa Nutting’s ‘Tampa’|Roxane Gay|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Now, as Nutting notes it is of course true that Obama added his own spending (the stimulus, mostly).
The Drunken Sailors Are All Republicans|Michael Tomasky|May 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The girls were nutting in the forest, and perfectly strangers to the King's person.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney
Moreover he had apparently neglected to wash his hands, and bore the air of one returning from a prolonged nutting ramble.
Tales and Fantasies|Robert Louis Stevenson

Moreover, he had apparently neglected to wash his hands, and bore the air of one returning from a prolonged nutting ramble.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson
One Sunday a group of working men and girls went nutting, being duly and properly chaperoned.
The Leaven in a Great City|Lillian William Betts
The nutting game itself is played similarly to that well known children's game, "jackstraws."
Suppers|Paul Pierce

British Dictionary definitions for nutting

nutting

/ (ˈnʌtɪŋ) /

noun

the act or pastime of gathering nuts

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