Instigation or incitement; enticement.
"He spent his entire weekend on the green, practicing his putting until he finally sank a long birdie putt."
The action of the verb to putt.
In plain English: Putting is the final shot on the green in golf where you try to sink the ball into the hole.
"The putting green at the golf course was very smooth today."
Usage: Use this noun to describe an act of instigating, inciting, or enticing someone into action rather than referring to the physical placement of objects. It is often found in phrases like "putting up a fight" where it implies provocation instead of literal positioning.
present participle of put
"The golfer was carefully putting on the green when a sudden gust of wind blew his ball off course."
present participle of putt
In plain English: Putting means placing something down or setting it somewhere.
"She is putting her keys in her pocket before she leaves."
The word putting is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the verb put. It describes the act of performing that specific action.