[f. STUNT v.1 + -ING2.] That stunts.
1902. R. Bagot, Donna Diana, xx. 246. The atmosphere of ecclesiastical Rome is heavy—stagnant—stunting to all intellectual growth.
1907. A. C. Benson, Altar Fire, 176. It is this ethical prudence which is always … pulling up the plant to see how it grows, which is the weakening and the stunting thing.
