stiltwalking

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noun

The skill or art of walking on stilts.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounstiltwalking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe skill or art of walking on stilts.

    As the actors rehearsed their stiltwalking and singing, the “town crazy man,” Zé, wandered in and out of the plaza, playing among Shakespeare's comedians of the sertão.

    2003, W. B. Worthen, Shakespeare and the Force of Modern Performance, page 166

Origin

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APA

stiltwalking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiltwalking

MLA

“stiltwalking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiltwalking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stiltwalking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiltwalking.

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