stunting

stunt ¹  (stnt)

tr.v. stunt·ed, stunt·ing, stunts

To check the growth or development of.

n.

1. One that stunts.

2. One that is stunted.

3. A plant disease that causes dwarfing.

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[From Middle English stunnt, foolish, short-witted, short (influenced by Old Norse stuttr, short, dwarfish), from Old English stunt.]

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stunted·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stunting - the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft aerobatics, stunt flying, acrobatics flying, flight - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" tailspin, spin - rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral