stunting
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraftSynonyms: acrobaticsaerobaticsstunt flying
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Stunt \Stunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Stunting.] [See Stint.] To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant. [1913 Webster]
When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a nation, and stunt the growth of its active energies, the ill or may do is beyond all calculation. --Burke. [1913 Webster]