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

It is also expertly cut (the fine editing is by Valerio Banelli) and keeps the focus on this spirited man tilting at windmills, showing great courage and grit all the way. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

To find out, the team released 35-microliter water drops, about the size of a large raindrop, containing a pinch of salt to mimic rainwater, onto a surface tilted at 50 degrees. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

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

Rhymes for tilt at

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