[ UK /d‍ʒˈɪlt/ ]
[ US /ˈdʒɪɫt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a woman who jilts a lover
VERB
  1. cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly
    jilt a lover or a bride
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How To Use jilt In A Sentence

  • A jilted man takes a trip to Hawaii, only to find his ex is staying at the same resort. The Sun
  • Maybe Bachelor jiltee Melissa Rycroft brought the ratings momentum with her, or maybe America is as obsessed with jailbird Lil 'Kim's ballroom dancing as I am. Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
  • Me brother Tim had brought his fawther's gree hairs with sorrow to the greeve; me brother Mick had robbed the par'sh church repaytedly; me sisther Annamaroia had jilted the The Virginians
  • Like a jilted lover, I had heard of him through mutual friends. Times, Sunday Times
  • Earlier this week, you told the Huffington Post's that you felt "jilted": Maggie Mahar: An Open Letter to Jane Smiley: Please Don't Believe Everything You Read
  • Like all lovers 'tiffs it was about something minute, but I limped from the rehearsal studio like a jilted schoolgirl. Pamela Stephenson Connolly: my Strictly debut
  • Perhaps he was jilted by a 28 year old woman, who knows.
  • I am to request you will not use the word 'jilt' and Miss Ashton's name together," said Bucklaw, gravely. The Bride of Lammermoor
  • Is it more painful to be jilted by a lover or an entire nation?
  • She herself was accused by the defence of being a ‘consummate actress’ who invented her story because Bamber had jilted her.
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