kite
verb
kited; kiting
1
: to use (a bad check) to get credit or money
2
: to cause to soar
kited the prices they charged wealthy clients
1
a
: to go in a rapid, carefree, or flighty manner
b
: to rise rapidly : soar
2
: to get money or credit by a kite
kiter
noun
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From sailing along the islets of Daku and Naked Island, to kite surfing and paddle boarding, water activities come in troves here.
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Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
In February of 2017, the British business magnate Richard Branson posted photos of Obama learning to kite surf off Branson’s private island, in the Caribbean.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
For example, kites need to be designed symmetrically to successfully catch the wind, which is often blowing horizontally, Choi said, adding that sometimes people don’t attach a kite’s tail properly, not realizing the tail helps the kite orient itself.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
The game then becomes a matter of kiting those enemies into the open one by one to take them out safely.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2026
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Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
In February of 2017, the British business magnate Richard Branson posted photos of Obama learning to kite surf off Branson’s private island, in the Caribbean.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
For example, kites need to be designed symmetrically to successfully catch the wind, which is often blowing horizontally, Choi said, adding that sometimes people don’t attach a kite’s tail properly, not realizing the tail helps the kite orient itself.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
The game then becomes a matter of kiting those enemies into the open one by one to take them out safely.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2026
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