putting

== English == === Etymology 1 === From put + -ing. ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: po͝ot'ĭng, IPA(key): /ˈpʊtɪŋ/, [ˈpʰʊtɪŋ] (General American) IPA(key): [ˈpʰʊɾɪŋ] Rhymes: -ʊtɪŋ Homophone: pudding Hyphenation: put‧ting ==== Verb ==== putting present participle and gerund of put ==== Noun ==== putting (countable and uncountable, plural puttings) (obsolete) Instigation or incitement; enticement. The action or result of the verb put. ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === From putt + -ing. ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: pŭt'ĭng, IPA(key): /ˈpʌtɪŋ/, [ˈpʰʌtɪŋ] Rhymes: -ʌtɪŋ Hyphenation: putt‧ing ==== Verb ==== putting (golf) present participle and gerund of putt ==== Noun ==== putting (usually uncountable, plural puttings) (golf) The action of the verb to putt. (golf) A variety of golf in which balls are tapped into holes over short distances using a putter. ===== Derived terms ===== putting green ==== See also ==== crazy golf