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• present participle of vet.

vetting

American  

[vet-ing] / ˈvɛt ɪŋ /

noun

• vettings
  plural

1. 

   the act or process of appraising or checking a person or thing for suitability, accuracy, or validity.

   The quality of a competitive jazz festival is contingent upon the vetting and hiring of experienced judges, which must be done far in advance.

2. the act or process of examining or treating an animal in one’s capacity as a veterinarian.

   At this shelter we are passionately dedicated to the rescue, vetting, and homing of orphaned pets.

3. the occupation or work of a veterinarian.

   After 30 years of vetting, I sometimes struggle through my morning consults just to collapse in a chair before my afternoon surgery list.

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adjective

1. appraising, verifying, or checking something.

   The appointing authority (the Executive) and the vetting institution (Parliament) should scrutinize appointments so only those with the needed skills are appointed to diplomatic posts.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• vettings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of vetting

First recorded in 1885–90; vet ¹ + -ing ¹ for the noun senses; vet ¹ + -ing ² for the adjective sense

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Example Sentences

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DeepGreen is still vetting turbine and equipment partners and hasn’t put anything in the water yet, says Louis Wolfson, the company’s managing member.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

“Nvidia needs the U.S. government to trust that vetting, both for its business with Southeast Asian data centers that rent computing power to Chinese companies, and for any future sales to China,” Chang said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Sir Olly Robbins has reached an out-of-court settlement with the government, after he was sacked as the top civil servant in the Foreign Office over the vetting of Lord Mandelson to be US ambassador.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

"We urge the government to clarify quickly the issues raised by this affair over ministerial involvement in the vetting process."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The competition to lead the Review was ferocious every year, involving rigorous vetting and a vote by eighty student editors.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

But nothing about Commerce Inn was designed for romantic evenings or, for that matter, businesslike Tinder vettings.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2022

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