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stilting

stilting is the present participle and gerund of stilt.

Noun

stilting (plural stiltings)

  1. Stilted language or movement.
    • Their gestures seemed not of their volition, but as mechanical and awkward as the stiltings of marionettes.1926, Idwal Jones, The Splendid Shilling, page 236
    • He writes easily and informally, with only occasional stiltings of phrase.1949, The Book Review Digest, volume 44, page 585
  2. A structure made of stilts.

Meaning of stilt

Verb

stilt (third-person singular simple present stilts, present participle stilting, simple past and past participle stilted)

  1. to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts
  2. to apply unnecessary pomp or formality

See all 7 meanings of stilt

Forms of stilting

pluralstiltings

Questions about stilting

What does stilting mean?
Stilting means stilted language or movement.
What is stilting the present participle and gerund of?
Stilting is the present participle and gerund of stilt.
What part of speech is stilting?
Stilting is a noun.
What is the plural of stilting?
The plural of stilting is stiltings.

Words near stilting in the dictionary

  1. stiltified
  2. stiltifies
  3. stiltify
  4. stiltifying
  5. stiltiness
  6. stilting
  7. stiltings
  8. stiltish
  9. stiltlike
  10. Stiltner
  11. Stiltners

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