Glutting
/ˈɡlʌtɪŋ/noun
Present participle of glut, meaning to overfill or supply in excess.
Did you know?Glut is historically tied to the notion of gullet and swallowing, which is why English keeps turning the body’s hunger into a word for excess and saturation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gel-
“to swallow, gulp”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*glutaną
“to swallow up, devour”
Old English
OE
gluttian
“to swallow greedily; gorge”
Middle English
ME
gluten
“to swallow, devour; later, to overfill”
Modern English
English
glutting
“overfilling or supplying in excess”