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noun

ˈkīt How to pronounce kite (audio)
Definition of kitenext
as in vampire
a person who habitually preys upon others characterized the financial advisors as kites who took advantage of their customers

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kite

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verb

as in to sport

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Recent Examples of kite
Noun
The first episode focused on burrowing owls in Cape Coral, while the second highlighted one of Gadberry's favorite birds of prey, the snail kite. — Patrick Connolly Orlando Sentinel, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026 As dancers ran across the stage carrying kites and flags of all the countries in the Americas, confetti fell from cannons onto the crowd. — Jessi Roti, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2026
Verb
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 First, an evening flirt session in the library, complete with setting the seeds for a charming afternoon of kiting. — Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kite
  1. vampire
  2. sport
  3. predator
  4. lark
  5. shark
  6. romp
  7. vulture
  8. dance
Noun
  • The teen drama, based on the 1992 movie of the same name, was about the title character battling vampires and other baddies plus high school at the same time.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Nosferatu In 2024 Depp appeared in Robert Eggers’s Nosferatu as Ellen Hutter, a young woman tormented and nearly possessed by the film’s titular vampire.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of vampire
Verb
  • In years past, the Venice Film Festival has been a red carpet showcase for Cruz, who’s sported several designs from Chanel haute couture collections, among other labels and houses.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Jim is an aficionado of NFL lore, nostalgic about the junk wax era and regular viewer of random classic (and some not-so classic) sporting events.
    — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of sport
Noun
  • His work has helped people learn that the apex predators are around humans more often than once thought.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Rattlesnakes fill an important niche in the area’s ecosystem by targeting prey that other predators cannot access.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of predator
Verb
  • The Reting Rinpoche dispatched a search team of high lamas, who soon heard about a precocious 2-year-old who enjoyed larking inside chicken coops but also frequently spoke yearningly about making a long journey to Lhasa.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
  • And it was discovered by accident, when Delap and a few team-mates were larking about in training.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Definition of lark
Noun
  • There are groups for lifters, ravers, soccer players, mahjong aficionados, pool sharks, and the neurodivergent.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • When life gives your town sharks, make shark-spotting profitable.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of shark
Verb
  • This time the Eagles romped to a 40–22 win in Super Bowl LIX.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • There’s not a grapevine on the property, only horses romping in the pasture that can be seen from both customer settings.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of romp
Noun
  • Indeed, the team most vulnerable to the vultures now were once the ones doing most of the preying.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In June, staff said goodbye to Indy, a 46-year-old Egyptian vulture believed to be among the oldest of her species in human care.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of vulture
Verb
  • Siale succinctly said what everybody else was dancing around.
    — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Savchenko has been actively pursuing opportunities outside of dancing and is dabbling with a career in acting.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of dance

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