touting

tout

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tout]
- /taʊt/
- /taʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tout]
- /taʊt/

Definitions of touting word

verb without object touting to solicit business, employment, votes, or the like, importunately. 1
verb without object touting Horse Racing. to act as a tout. 1
verb with object touting to solicit support for importunately. 1
verb with object touting to describe or advertise boastfully; publicize or promote; praise extravagantly: a highly touted nightclub. 1
verb with object touting Horse Racing. to provide information on (a horse) running in a particular race, especially for a fee. to spy on (a horse in training) in order to gain information for the purpose of betting. 1
verb with object touting to watch; spy on. 1

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Origin of touting

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English tuten to look out, peer; probably akin to Old English tōtian to peep out

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Parts of speech for Touting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Touting

touting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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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Synonyms for touting

noun touting

ballyhoo — You can use ballyhoo to refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or exaggerated.

Just one Synonym for touting