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- [ban-ting]
- /ˈbæn tɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ban-ting]
- /ˈbæn tɪŋ/
Definitions of banting word
- noun banting slimming by avoiding eating sugar, starch, and fat 3
- noun banting Sir Frederick Grant. 1891–1941, Canadian physiologist: discovered the insulin treatment for diabetes with Best and Macleod (1922) and shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine with Macleod (1923) 3
- noun banting Sir Frederick Grant1891-1941; Cdn. physiologist: co-discoverer of insulin (1922) 3
- noun banting Sir Frederick Grant, 1891–1941, Canadian physician: one of the discoverers of insulin; Nobel Prize 1923. 1
- noun banting (often lowercase) Bantingism. 1
- verb without object banting to lose weight by practicing Bantingism. 1
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Origin of banting
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; back formation from Banting
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Parts of speech for Banting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
banting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for banting
verb banting
- trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- dwindle — to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
- shorten — to make short or shorter.
Antonyms for banting
verb banting
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
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