canting

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adjective

That cants or preaches in a false manner.

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Meanings

canting1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cant
adjectivecanting (comparative more canting, superlative most canting)

comparative more canting · superlative most canting

  1. That cants or preaches in a false manner.

    "You damned, canting, hypocritical box-of-tricks. I'll be even with you yet." The heavy door slammed behind him.

    1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

canting2

nouncanting (plural cantings)

plural cantings

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tjanting.

Origin

canting · verb, adjective

From cant + -ing.

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canting · noun

  1. Javaneseꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ
  2. Javaneseꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ
  3. Englishcanting

Borrowed from Javanese ꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ (canthing).

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APA

canting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canting

MLA

“canting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canting.

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