- present participle of moot.
mooting
Example Sentences
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The Italian lender made a $35 billion cash-and-share offer for MPS shortly after competitor Banco BPM said it was itself mooting a merger with the smaller bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
He has consistently offered to buy it off - an offer rejected by Denmark and Greenland - whilst mooting the possibility of seizing it by force.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
The administration’s brief said “the mooting of the underlying case would also moot petitioners’ attempt to intervene.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
If it declines, the documents would be released, effectively mooting the case in a victory for the House.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2021
"Why yes, it must be main upleasant To point to covey, or to pheasant, For snobs, who, when the point is mooting, Think letting fly as good as shooting!"
From The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood by Hood, Thomas
