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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

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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

It was very different from the timber and 48groves near the ford where they often picnicked in summer or went nutting in the fall.

From Chicken Little Jane on the Big John by Lily Munsell Ritchie

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 Laura Lee Hope

“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

“We head to the Mt. Baldy Lodge almost every December 23rd,” wrote Jennifer Nutting of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025

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

West Virginia Press Association President Don Smith told The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register that Nutting was the “last of the great publishers in the history of newspapers in West Virginia.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023

The return of Dr. David H. Nutting from the United States to the Central mission, in the autumn of 1868, led him to speak of the progress of civilization at Aleppo.

From History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. by Rufus Anderson

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