alight
verb (used without object)
to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc.
alighting
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present participleof alight.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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A premise that had sounded a bit ridiculous—a trout mistaking my cast for an alighting insect—had been proven real.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Transport officials urged fans to travel by tram to St Peter's Square and Victoria but to avoid alighting at Deansgate.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2023
Instead of arriving overland, the symbolic flame alighting the 2024 Paris Games will take to the seas from its birthplace in Greece, arriving aboard a three-masted tall ship in the French port of Marseille.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
Leonardo’s mind, obsessed with the engineering of flying, was always in flight, alighting on higher and higher branches of knowledge and forever challenging the limits of how far he could soar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
The roof of the main building was alive with the alighting and departure of helicopters.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
