mettant

putting, placing

→ mettre
mett to put; to place + ant forming present participles and agentive adjectives
verb · present Rare #35,372
putting, placing Present participle of « mettre »; often used after « en » to mean “by putting/placing.”
FR: En mettant le livre sur la table, il a fait du bruit.
EN: By putting the book on the table, he made a noise.
Conjugation of mettre
Present
mettant

Avez-vous pris votre température en mettant un thermomètre dans votre bouche?

Did you take your temperature by putting a thermometer in your mouth?

Ma mère est morte en me mettant au monde.

My mother died giving birth to me.

— Mademoiselle (2016)

Ou alors en mettant le thermos comme ça?

Or by placing the thermos like this?

— Une seconde mère (2015)

Une centrale pour le bâtiment se mettant en marche.

A building power plant is starting up.

En mettant la technique avant l'instinct, vous avez changé son style.

By putting technique before instinct, you changed his style.

— Dangal (2016)

T'as pu avoir que ça en mettant toutes tes économies?

Is that all you could get with all your savings?

— The Host (2006)