Stilting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Stilting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of stilt.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of stilt.
More Meanings
- Stilted language or movement.
- A structure made of stilts.
Example Sentences
He writes easily and informally, with only occasional stiltings of phrase.
Their gestures seemed not of their volition, but as mechanical and awkward as the stiltings of marionettes.
Word Forms
- stiltings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spile, piling, pile, longlegs, stiltbird, stumbling.
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