rutting

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of digging or gouging the ground, especially with the hooves of animals.

  - "During mating season, male deer engage in rutting, which damages the forest floor."
  - "The farmer's cattle were found rutting in the field."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

blissom , brim , bull , oestruate , do it , get some , have sex , coitize , go to bed with , sleep with

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with rutting
rutting , mutting , putting , hutting , butting

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Variants

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rut , ruts , rutted , rutting

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Etymology

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Originally from Old English 'hrytan,' meaning 'to grind, rub, or gnaw'.

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Trivia

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1. Rutting is a common behavior among large herbivores, including deer, elk, and moose.

2. The term 'rutting' is also used in geology to describe the movement of rocks or soil.

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Related Concepts

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1. rut: A depression or hollow made by an animal's hooves, especially in the ground.

2. rutting season: The period during which animals display mating behaviors.

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Culture

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In literature, rutting is used metaphorically to describe intense emotions or behaviors, such as in Shakespeare's 'Othello' where Othello is described as 'rutting like a boar' in his jealousy.

How to Memorize "rutting"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize animals digging their hooves into the ground during mating season.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the intense emotions or behaviors described in literature.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the Old English origin of the word, 'hrytan'.

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