stilting

English

Verb

stilting

1. present participle and gerund of stilt

Noun

stilting (plural stiltings)

1. Stilted language or movement.
   • 1926, Idwal Jones, The Splendid Shilling, page 236:

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

   • 1949, The Book Review Digest, volume 44, page 585:

     He writes easily and informally, with only occasional stiltings of phrase.

2. A structure made of stilts.

Anagrams

• Tlingits, slitting, tiltings, titlings