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kiting

American  
[kahy-ting] / ˈkaɪ tɪŋ /

Etymology

Origin of kiting

First recorded in 1860–65; kite + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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In 1994, Moore went to France as part of a seven-week European kiting tour.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 13, 2019

Kite clubs around Seattle and Whidbey Island can help you get involved in group events — or check our list of top kiting spots and go solo.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2016

In the early 1990’s, Bankers Trust Company suspected that Madoff and a friend of his named Norman Levy had been kiting checks.

From Forbes • Sep. 26, 2014

But otherwise he consistently skirts the sublime, whether in the oceanic washes of Open Up Your Door, Tonight the Streets Are Ours' breezy hula, or hallucinogenic kiting tune Don't Stare At The Sun.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2013

I used to see her often, last summer, kiting round Southampton on a bike.

From The Destroying Angel by Vance, Louis Joseph