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tilting

  • noun

The motion of something that tilts; a tilt.

Other meanings

  1. The process by which blister steel is rendered ductile by being forged with a tilt hammer.

  2. A charging with (or as if with) a lance, as in jousting.

Related words

  • cotilting
  • non-tilting

Example sentences

  • “The anti-environmental lobby loves tilting at windmills.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

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This definition is adapted from “tilting” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.