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Grammar : Verb |
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Phonetic Transcription : tɪlt |
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Définition of tilted
Origin :- Old English *tyltan "to be unsteady," from tealt "unsteady," from Proto-Germanic *taltaz (cf. Old Norse tyllast "to trip," Swedish tulta "to waddle," Norwegian tylta "to walk on tip-toe," Middle Dutch touteren "to swing"). Meaning "to cause to lean, tip, slope" (1590s) is from sense of "push or fall over." Intransitive sense first recorded 1620s. Related: Tilted; tilting.
- verb lean, slant
- verb attack, fight
- But Della drained her draught of joy to the dregs, and then tilted her cup anew.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- It seems that—shooting—was the last little weight that tilted the scale against me.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- Then he placed it to his lips and tilted it high aloft, but not a drop was there.
- Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
- The "Compact" swung and tilted with the jolt of her energetic movements.
- Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- It was the last thing, and he kind of tilted back in his chair.
- Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
- The Doctor took a step forward, and tilted her chin upon his finger.
- Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd
- Then he half-closed his large, pale eyes, and tilted his head a little.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- He tilted his chair back, and rested his head against the wall.
- Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
- James tilted his head and scratched his neck vigorously, but not elegantly.
- Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
- The boy caught the bottle in his hands, tilted it and took a gulp.
- Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson
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