jilt
verb (used with object)
to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.
is jilting
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present progressiveof jilt (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Amazon’s hiring spree is concentrated in Seattle,” this newspaper reported, adding that this is a “degree of rebuke” to the idea the company is jilting us over the payroll tax.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2021
Along with the cousin is his coldblooded nephew, who is jilting papa's daughter for an heiress.
From Time Magazine Archive
That is jilting by inches, and as regards faithfulness a pledged woman is more difficult to win away than a pledged man.
From The Intelligence of Woman by Walter Lionel George
What you have to be ashamed of is jilting him.
From The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope
