Definition of Jilting

1. Verb. (present participle of jilt) ¹

2. Noun. The rejection of a lover. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jilting

1. jilt [v] - See also: jilt

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jilting

jilling
jilling off
jillion
jillions
jillionth
jills
jills off
jillstrap
jillstraps
jilt
jilted
jiltee
jiltees
jilter
jilters
jilting (current term)
jiltings
jilts
jim-dandy
jim-jams
jim crow
jim dandy
jimador
jimboite
jimcrack
jimcracks
jimdandy
jimhickey
jiminy
jiminy cricket

Literary usage of Jilting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Thirty Strange Stories by Herbert George Wells (1897)
"THE jilting OF JANE As I sit writing in my study, I can hear our Jane bumping her way downstairs with a brush and dustpan. She used in the old days to sing ..."

2. Slavery and Freedom in the British West Indies by Charles Roden Buxton (1860)
"... first jilting mid qualifying the slaves for the enjoyment of freedom, shall gently conduct us to the annihilation of slavery." He especially urged that ..."

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