noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of performing stunts or ostentatiously showing off. countable, informal, uncountable
2. 2
   the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft wordnet
3. 3
   Stunted growth, often caused by chronic malnutrition. countable, uncountable

   "Hence happens the frequent stuntings, blighting, and destruction of young trees […]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of stunt form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

acrobaticsacrobaticsaerobaticsbankingdivediving

Example

More examples

"Malnutrition has lasting impacts on its victims, especially children, who suffer from stunting and wasting."

Etymology

See stunt.

Related phrases

runting-stunting syndrome

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