ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. Stilted language or movement.
  2. 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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spile, piling, pile, longlegs, stiltbird, stumbling.

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