stilting

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stilt

plural stiltings

1. Stilted language or movement.

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

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

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

   1926, Idwal Jones, The Splendid Shilling, page 236

2. A structure made of stilts.