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
  • Analysts are perking up about CoreWeave, even though investors are dumping shares and interest rates are rising in the economy.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Standing water and dumping rodents put a country club restaurant in timeout after an inspection Friday.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of dumping
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  • Pattison joined Ricochet more than two years ago after leaving the UK arm of Pooch Perfect outfit Beyond Productions.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Ambulances were seen leaving the hospital to bring the children's bodies home as mourners wept and wailed.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaving
Verb
  • By ditching expensive cobalt and nickel for cheap, abundant iron, automakers lower costs while creating a battery that is safer and less prone to fire.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Shoppers are ditching sweet gourmand perfumes and candles for something that smells like a backyard garden, and the tomato leaf fragrance trend is leading that shift this spring and summer.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of ditching
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“Jilting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jilting. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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