Antonyms for kiting
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : kahy-ting |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkaɪ tɪŋ |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for kiting
- alight
- avoid
- be off
- beat it
- begone
- break out
- bug off
- buzz off
- clear out
- decamp
- depart
- dodge
- duck
- egress
- evacuate
- evade
- exit
- extricate oneself
- flee
- fly
- free oneself
- go
- hightail
- kite
- leave
- make oneself scarce
- make tracks
- remove oneself
- retire
- run away
- scram
- shirk
- shun
- skedaddle
- split
- take a hike
- take off
- vacate
- vamoose
- withdraw
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