- 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
Mr Johnson's government has previously raised the prospect of relocation before, first mooting the move in January 2020.
From BBC ● May 16, 2022
If it declines, the documents would be released, effectively mooting the case in a victory for the House.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2021
“Well, certainly your honor. It’s been amended,” Giuliani replied, mooting nearly everything he had just argued.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2020
I think I do remember this also at a mooting in our Temple.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 by Various