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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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Moore had been right about the sport-kite business: he soon opened six stores in Missouri and Kansas, advertising in Stunt Kite Quarterly and other new publications devoted to the sport of kiting.

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

Lane wants to avoid the inevitable exposure of his glorified check kiting, and is ready to barter Mrs. Harris in the process.

From Slate • May 29, 2012

If Ada finds us, I'll send her kiting.

From Ancestors A Novel by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn