Alighting
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of one who alights.
"The Eagles are a dangerous 'machine'. I have used them sparingly, and that is the absolute limit of their credibility or usefulness. The alighting of a Great Eagle of the Misty Mountains in the Shire is absurd; it also makes the later capture of G. by Saruman incredible, and spoils the account of his escape."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of alight form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"With feathered oars he cleaves the skies, and straight / on Libya's shores alighting, speeds his hest."
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