jilt
verb (used with object)
to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.
has jilted
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present perfectof jilt (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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During a month of honeymooning in Paris the bride conceives a great love for her husband, whereas he gives every indication of still preferring the girl who has jilted him.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of them is a youth whose fiancee has jilted him.
From Time Magazine Archive
But for a vaguely noble reason, he prefers to let Texas think he has jilted her.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Is it true that Amos Quimby has jilted Hannah on account of—?”
From The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
"If he has jilted her, he is a scoundrel," said Erskine.
From An Unsocial Socialist by Bernard Shaw
