jilting

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/ˈd͡ʒɪltɪŋ/

noun

The rejection of a lover.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of jilt
nounjilting (plural jiltings)

plural jiltings

  1. The rejection of a lover.

    It produced its usual crop of marriages, jiltings, slanders, and other embarrassments...

    1871, G J Whyte-Melville, Contraband; Or, a Losing Hazard

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with jilting

lilting
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APA

jilting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jilting

MLA

“jilting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jilting. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jilting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jilting.

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