noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Stilted language or movement.

   "Their gestures seemed not of their volition, but as mechanical and awkward as the stiltings of marionettes."

2. 2
   A structure made of stilts.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of stilt form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

australian stiltbean polecorpsehimantopus stiltlong legslong-legs

Example

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"Their gestures seemed not of their volition, but as mechanical and awkward as the stiltings of marionettes."

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