jilting

verb

present participle of jilt
as in dumping
to end a usually intimate relationship with still trying to get over being jilted by his longtime girlfriend

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  1. dumping
  2. leaving
  3. ditching
Verb
  • Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said that Italy and Greece are each sending two Canadair water-dumping airplanes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • Those programs are both notorious for dumping big money into their football teams, so just having an expensive roster doesn't always mean immediate success.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of dumping
Verb
  • After leaving Liverpool in 2024, Klopp was working as Red Bull’s head of global soccer.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • With the final tour game against Sunderland taking place on August 2, Parkinson and his players won’t be back in the UK until the Monday morning (August 3) — leaving under five days to prepare.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of leaving
Verb
  • That detail isn't mentioned, but thanks to the camera in the patrol car, there's video evidence of him ditching the device.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
  • Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin have been recovering their rockets since 2015, saving vast amounts of money by recycling them rather than ditching them after liftoff.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of ditching
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