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stunt·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, stunt flyingnoun

    the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft

Wiktionary

  1. stuntingnoun

    Medical term: chronic malnutrition

Wikipedia

  1. stunting

    A stunt is a difficult or unusual feat performed for film or theatre.

ChatGPT

  1. stunting

    Stunting is a condition resulting from chronic malnutrition, typically associated with poor socio-economic conditions, which often begins before birth and is characterized by significantly impaired growth and development. It is often measured in terms of height-for-age and can cause long-term impacts on cognitive development, educational performance, and future income-earning potential. In a broader context, it is also used to describe any kind of impaired growth or development. The term can also be used in sports or entertainment to refer to performances displaying skill or daring feats.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stunting

    of Stunt

Wikidata

  1. Stunting

    In radio broadcasting, stunting occurs when a station abruptly airs content that is seemingly uncharacteristic compared to what they normally play. The tactic is commonly used when a station is about to undergo a major change, or simply as a prank on listeners and rival broadcasters; either way, stunting is intended as a way to generate a greater amount of media publicity and audience attention to the station, by virtue of its shock value, than a straightforward format change could provide. Depending on the station's situation and its management's preference, stunt formats can last anywhere from a few minutes to several weeks before the permanent change is launched.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stunting in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stunting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of stunting in a Sentence

  1. Abigail Rose Solomon:

    I think they are old enough to go to the park without me ! it upsets me that most parents today are so overly protective of their kids, probably stunting their growth and confidence. And I am appalled that police are treating parents, who trust their kids and give them some room, like criminals.

  2. Peter Hawkins:

    We're at risk of losing a generation through the lack of education, health and protection, schools, clinics, water facilities etc are deteriorating further and further which makes the life of children very difficult. (We're) seeing increasing signs of stunting. Nutrition is becoming a problem.

  3. Abigail Rose Solomon:

    It upsets me that most parents today are so overly protective of their kids, probably stunting their growth and confidence. And I am appalled that police are treating parents, who trust their kids and give them some room, like criminals.

  4. Simone Honikman:

    There's a lack of appreciation of the fact that these mental health conditions do in fact impact physical health conditions directly and are very closely associated with a range of physical health considerations, whether it's service uptake, health seeking behavior, preterm birth, low birth weight, babies stunting in infants, use of attendance to antiretroviral therapies or other forms of treatment.

  5. Brian Wynne:

    We need to permit expanded uses that pose no additional risk to the airspace system, whether within the context of the rule, through the reauthorization or by other means, we need to allow for beyond-visual-line-of-sight, nighttime operations and operations over congested areas. Otherwise we risk stunting a still-nascent industry.

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