jilting
/ˈd͡ʒɪltɪŋ/
jilting is the present participle and gerund of jilt.
Meaning of jilt
Verb
jilt (third-person singular simple present jilts, present participle jilting, simple past and past participle jilted)
- To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.
- Tell a man passionately in love, that he is jilted; bring a score of witnesses of the falsehood of his mistress, it is ten to one but three kind words of hers shall invalidate all their testimonies.1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], chapter 4, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC, book I, page 20
Noun
jilting (plural jiltings)
- The rejection of a lover.
- It produced its usual crop of marriages, jiltings, slanders, and other embarrassments...1871, G J Whyte-Melville, Contraband; Or, a Losing Hazard
Forms of jilting
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Words that rhyme with jilting
Questions about jilting
- What does jilting mean?
- Jilting means the rejection of a lover.
- What is jilting the present participle and gerund of?
- Jilting is the present participle and gerund of jilt.
- What part of speech is jilting?
- Jilting is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jilting?
- Jilting is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪltɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of jilting?
- The plural of jilting is jiltings.
Words near jilting in the dictionary
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