putting

/ˈpʊtɪŋ/

nounverbput · ting

Think: “PUT it IN” — put + in(g) reminds you it ends with -ing.

Yes, it's putting. Keep the short vowel: put + ting (not “pooting”); just add -ing with no spelling change.

Definitions

  1. verbPresent participle of put; placing something somewhere or causing it to be in a particular position.
  2. nounIn golf, the act of hitting the ball gently on the green toward the hole with a putter.

Examples

  • “She is putting the books back on the shelf.”
  • “He kept putting off his homework until after dinner.”
  • “Good putting can save strokes even if your long shots aren’t perfect.”

Synonyms

placingsettingpositioninglayingstowing

Antonyms

removingtaking

Translations

ES poner; (golf) putt / pateoPT colocando; (golfe) puttingFR mettant; (golf) putting

Common misspellings

putingputtinputtngputthingputteingputtinngputtíngputtIng

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