Alighting

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  • v. Present participle of alight.
  • Word Usage
    "It was suggested that she might have dropped it in alighting from the carriage."
    Equivalent
    lit    lighted   
    Verb Form
    alighted    alighting    alights    alit   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    setdown    land    godown    fall    descend    comedown   
    Cross Reference
    dismount   
    Form
    alighted    alit    alighting   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dismount    lighted    detrain   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bright    Dwight    Knight    Night    White    Wight    Wright    allright    alright    beit   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ablaze    aflame    intoxicated    fraught    alive    radiant    awash    awake    inflame    astir