stunting
part of speech
noun (stunting — uncountable); verb (present participle of stunt: stunt, stunts, stunted, stunting)
meaning for a pupil
1) Stunting is when something, especially a child or a plant, does not grow as tall or as well as it should, often because of poor food, illness or lack of light. tree →
2) As a verb form, stunting means stopping or slowing something's growth or development. tree →
3) Stunting can also mean doing stunts: daring tricks on bikes, skateboards, cars or planes. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and geography lessons, «stunting» is a word used by health workers and charities about children who did not get enough good food when very young, so they grow shorter than normal. In plant experiments, poor light or soil causes stunting. In sport and films, «stunting» means doing tricks. Phrases: «stunting growth», «child stunting».
examples
- Lack of sunlight caused stunting in our bean plants. tree →
- Charities work to reduce stunting in young children. tree →
- Smoking around children risks stunting their lung growth. tree →
- Bad food in early life can lead to stunting. tree →
- The cold winds were stunting the trees on the hill. tree →
- The bikers were stunting in the car park. tree →
- Our class graph showed stunting in the plants without water. tree →
note
From the verb «stunt» (to stop growth) and also the noun «a stunt» (a daring trick). Uncountable as a health word. Stunting is about height and growth, not about being clever or not.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «stunting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.