Usually means: Walking on tall, slender poles.
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We found 10 dictionaries that define the word stilting:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. stilting: Merriam-Webster
  2. stilting: Collins English Dictionary
  3. stilting: Wiktionary
  4. stilting: Dictionary.com
  5. Stilting: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. Stilting: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  7. stilting: FreeDictionary.org
  8. stilting: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. stilting: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. stilting: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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Definitions from Wiktionary (stilting)

▸ noun:  Stilted language or movement.
▸ noun:  A structure made of stilts.

Similar:
pile, spile, stiltbird, longlegs, australian stilt, himantopus stilt, stilt plover, stumbling, stunting, studder, more...

Opposite:
leveling, flattening, smoothing

Types:
staccato, legato, portamento, marcato, spiccato, tenuto, portato, spianato, more...

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Similar:
pile, spile, stiltbird, longlegs, australian stilt, himantopus stilt, stilt plover, stumbling, stunting, studder, more...

Opposite:
leveling, flattening, smoothing

Types:
staccato, legato, portamento, marcato, spiccato, tenuto, portato, spianato, more...



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