turtling
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English
Etymology 1
Noun
turtling (uncountable)
- The hunting of turtles (the reptiles).
- (nautical) Turning turtle.
- (figuratively) Any slow progression or build-up.
- (games, card games, computer games) A defensive strategy of avoiding conflict, by maintaining strong defense and little to no offense, while remaining in a fixed position.
Verb
turtling
- present participle and gerund of turtle
Etymology 2
Noun
turtling (plural turtlings)
- A baby turtle.
- 1912, William Vaughn Moody, The poems and plays of William Vaughn Moody:
- Drowsy with dawn, barely asail, Buzzes the blue-bottle over the shale, Scared from the pool by the leaping trout; And the brood of turtlings clamber out On the log by their oozy house.
- 2012, Alexandra de Vries, Shawn Blore, Frommer's Brazil:
- Fifty days later, more or less, the little turtlings hatch, dig their way up through the sand, and make a mad scramble to the sea.
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