# ponting

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #54,401

## Definitions
1. the act of posing until nearly frozen in all sorts of uncomfortable positions.

## Etymology
From the name of Herbert George Ponting, photographer on Scott's 1910-13 expedition.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ponting