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stiltwalking

stiltwalking noun: the skill or art of walking on stilts.

Noun

stiltwalking (uncountable)

  1. The skill or art of walking on stilts.
    • As the actors rehearsed their stiltwalking and singing, the “town crazy man,” Zé, wandered in and out of the plaza, playing among Shakespeare's comedians of the sertão.2003, W. B. Worthen, Shakespeare and the Force of Modern Performance, page 166

Origin of stiltwalking

From stilt + walking.

Questions about stiltwalking

What does stiltwalking mean?
Stiltwalking means the skill or art of walking on stilts.
What part of speech is stiltwalking?
Stiltwalking is a noun.

Words near stiltwalking in the dictionary

  1. stilton
  2. stiltons
  3. stilts
  4. stiltwalker
  5. stiltwalkers
  6. stiltwalking
  7. stilty
  8. stilus
  9. Stilwell
  10. Stilwells
  11. stilyag

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