Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stiltwalking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stilt-walk-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The skill or art of walking on stilts.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As the actors rehearsed their stiltwalking and singing, the “town crazy man,” Zé, wandered in and out of the plaza, playing among Shakespeare's comedians of the sertão."

Etymology

From stilt + walking.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does stiltwalking mean?: The skill or art of walking on stilts.
Where does stiltwalking come from?: From stilt + walking.

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