What does canting mean?
Canting means present participle and gerund of cant.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of cant.
"You damned, canting, hypocritical box-of-tricks. I'll be even with you yet." The heavy door slammed behind him.
Use canting when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Canting means present participle and gerund of cant.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"You damned, canting, hypocritical box-of-tricks. I'll be even with you yet." The heavy door slammed behind him.
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