putting — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Instigation or incitement; enticement.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Obsolete
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   ...and then if there be a putting in fear alſo, the clergy is ouſted in all the caſes mentiond in this ſtatute.

2. The action or result of the verb put.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Noun

1. The action of the verb to putt.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

2. A variety of golf in which balls are tapped into holes over short distances using a putter.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

Noun

1. hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

   Synonyms

   putt

   Broader terms

   golf strokegolf shotswing

   Examples

   his putting let him down today

   he didn't sink a single putt over three feet