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stunting

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈstʌntɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -ʌntɪŋ

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of performing stunts or ostentatiously showing off.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, informal, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Stunted growth, often caused by chronic malnutrition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of stunt

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acrobatics, aerobatics, stunt flying

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flight, flying

Narrower terms: tailspin, spin

History

Etymology

See stunt.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: rabougrissement — chronic malnutrition
  • German: Verkümmerung — chronic malnutrition