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Synonyms for kiting

Grammar : Verb
Spell : kahy-ting
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkaɪ tɪŋ

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Définition of kiting

Origin :
  • bird of prey (Milvus ictinus), Old English cyta "kind of hawk," probably imitative of its cries (cf. ciegan "to call," German Kauz "screech owl"). The toy kite first so-called 1660s, from its way of hovering in the air like a bird. The dismissive invitation to go fly a kite is attested by 1942, American English, probably tracing to the popular song of the same name (lyrics by Johnny Burke), sung by Bing Crosby in "The Star Maker" (1939):
  • Go fly a kite and tie your troubles to the tailThey'll be blown away by a merry gale,Go fly a kite and toss your worries to the windAnd they won't come back, they'll be too chagrined.
  • As in clear out : verb leave, often quickly
  • As in get out : verb escape
Example sentences :
  • The fever of speculation was in the veins of the community before "kiting" began.
  • Extract from : « Martin Van Buren » by Edward M. Shepard
  • Now you will have to excuse me—the market's kiting, and I've got to watch it.
  • Extract from : « Peter » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • So he was all ears when Sloan one night gave his opinions on the subject of kiting.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Sam Detective » by William Atherton Du Puy
  • He sent the 190 kiting along the tops of the waves and away inland.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier in Italy » by Rutherford G. Montgomery
  • Where a wolf will kite off and keep on kiting, a dog will plan.
  • Extract from : « The Black Fawn » by James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • He knew instinctively the principles of "pyramiding" and "kiting."
  • Extract from : « The Financier » by Theodore Dreiser
  • Right welcome was the usual afternoon squall, which sent these pests "kiting" over the stern.
  • Extract from : « The Andes and the Amazon » by James Orton
  • For an instant all hands beheld a small sloop with a broken mast, kiting before the wind.
  • Extract from : « The Last Cruise of the Spitfire » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • The ice was smooth and hard, and the breeze powerful enough to send them along at a kiting pace.
  • Extract from : « For the Honor of Randall » by Lester Chadwick
  • This was a system of "kiting" stocks, just as other fraud concerns have been known to kite checks.
  • Extract from : « Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World » by Clifton R. Wooldridge

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