canting

[ kan-ting ]

/ ˈkæn tɪŋ /

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adjective

affectedly or hypocritically pious or righteous: a canting social reformer.

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Origin of canting

First recorded in 1560–70; cant¹ + -ing²

Words nearby canting

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How to use canting in a sentence

She complained that a canting waterman who was one of the brotherhood had held forth against her at a meeting.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
“A short half hour will bring down that canting sergeant and the guard upon us,” cried the leader.
The Spy|J. Fenimore Cooper
Reaching the rail by the life-boat davits, he saw at once that the ship was canting far over.
Tom Slade with the Colors|Percy K. Fitzhugh
When the Celestial Balances are canting, a man ought to exert himself.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

I knew you for a stout seaman, you rogue, before you took to this long-shore canting.
The Dealings of Captain Sharkey|A. Conan Doyle

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