tilt at

verb

tilted at; tilting at; tilts at

British

: to attack (someone or something) in writing or speech

critics tilting at the established system

Examples of tilt at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then Week 2 brings a cross-country Monday Night Football tilt at SoFi Stadium against Sean McVay’s Rams. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

South Alabama right-hander Jacob Haley (11) is a former two-way player who’s up to 98 with a sharp hammer slider that has a ton of tilt at 86-89. — Keith Law, New York Times, 16 July 2026

The Anteaters had alumni cheering them on during the title tilt at Pauley Pavilion. — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Her head bobs gently, then sharply tilts at specific moments, particularly when certain words cut through the stream of conversation. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for tilt at

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
• ducat
• eclat
• format
• hazmat
• muskrat
• nonfat
• polecat
• thereat