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Alighting
(with from) To get off or exit a vehicle or animal; to descend; to dismount.
📖 Definitions of "Alighting"
verb
- 1
(with from) To get off or exit a vehicle or animal; to descend; to dismount.
"He alighted from his horse."
- 2
(with on or at) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop.
"A flying bird alights on a tree."
- 3
(followed by upon) To find by accident; to come upon.
- 4
To befall or betide.
verb
- 1
To make light or less heavy; lighten; alleviate.
verb
- 1
To light; light up; illuminate.
- 2
To set light to; light.
noun
- 1
The act of one who alights.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Alighting"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| climb downverb | (idiomatic, sometimes followed by from) To abandon, withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc. |
| blazingnoun | Of tremendous intensity, heat (thermal energy) or fervor; white-hot. |
| aflare | Flaring (blazing or shining brightly or suddenly; also figuratively, of a strong emotion). |
| litverb | (US, dialectal) To run or light (alight). |
| lighted | Filled with light; illuminated. |
| burningnoun | On fire. |
| ablaze | Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire. |
| afire | On fire (often metaphorically). |
| aflame | In flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it. |
| flamingnoun | On fire with visible flames. |
| lightverb | (transitive) To start (a fire). |
| perchverb | (intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost. |
| on fireverb | — |
| downhillverb | To take part in downhill skiing. |
| descendingnoun | Moving or sloping downwards. |
| drop-offnoun | A delivery; the act of leaving a package, etc. |
| descentnoun | An instance of descending; act of coming down. |
| raidverb | (transitive) To engage in a raid against. |
| loadingnoun | (countable, uncountable) The process by which something is loaded. |
| loweringnoun | The act of something being lowered. |
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