2syllables
touting
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Definitions oftouting
1verb
- To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
Example: "Mary has been touted as a potential succesor to the current COE."
- To look upon or watch.
- To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
- To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
- To spy out the movements of racehorses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes.
- To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.
- To look for, try to obtain; used with for.
1noun
- The act of one who touts.
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