1
: a light frame covered with paper, cloth, or plastic, often provided with a stabilizing tail, and designed to be flown in the air at the end of a long string
2
: any of various usually small hawks (family Accipitridae) with long narrow wings and often a notched or forked tail
3
: a person who preys on others
4
: a check drawn against uncollected funds in a bank account or fraudulently raised before cashing
5
: a light sail used in a light breeze usually in addition to the regular working sails
especially
: spinnaker
kited; kiting
1
: to use (a bad check) to get credit or money
2
: to cause to soar
kited the prices they charged wealthy clients
1
a
: to go in a rapid, carefree, or flighty manner
b
: to rise rapidly : soar
2
: to get money or credit by a kite
kiter
noun
Synonyms
Examples of kite in a Sentence
Noun
The children were flying kites.
characterized the financial advisors as kites who took advantage of their customers
Recent Examples on the Web
Terri Colby, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2024
However, the chef said the two hit it off from the moment Menta jumps over Ramsay’s flats boat on his kite board in the Gulf of Mexico shallows — captured in a scene in the episode.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
Stays include ample on-property activities such as paddleboarding, kayaking, and snorkeling, as well as off-site excursions, ranging from catamaran tours to kite surfing.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
But that began changing in 2009, when Martin Vega, a Colombian kite surfing instructor, brought students from a kite surfing school near Barranquilla.
—James Wagner Federico Rios, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Even though the Irish Sea is typically chilly, Burrow Beach and nearby Claremont Beach are renowned for all types of watersports, including kite surfing, especially in the summer, though lovers of the cold plunge have been known to wade year-round.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
At the Patterson Park Community Chorus, Finch leads a group that organizes social outings for members, from visiting the kite festival in Patterson Park to singing karaoke.
—Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024
Facing to the east, Bootes actually looks much more like a big sideways kite pointing to the left or north, with Arcturus serving as the tail of the kite.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 May 2024
Year round, residents can enjoy the children’s playground, two pickleball courts, a basketball court, and a large grass practice field ideal for soccer practice and flying kites.
—Weichert Realtors® Welch & Company, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2024
Clilly, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Fortifying the city On a recent weekday, tourists and locals fly kites on a towering structure with dazzling views of Singapore’s skyline.
—TIME, 10 Oct. 2023
Royal Air Force pilots flying over the region in the 1920s gave the structures their name due to their kite-like shape.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2022
Keros Beach on Limnos is one of the best places to kite or windsurf in Europe.
—Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2021
Got stacks of your kid’s artwork? Clip the birthday child's creations to kite string and hang it along the walls, no tape necessary.
—Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh, National Geographic, 26 Feb. 2020
The ecommerce giant maintains a list of restricted product categories that ranges from weapons such as firearms, to booze and tobacco products, to pets, to kite strings for the niche sport of kite fighting.
—Louise Matsakis, WIRED, 1 July 2019
My favorite board to kite on in all different conditions, from big waves to small, mushy waves.
—David Walters, Marie Claire, 24 May 2018
Here's hoping City Hosts will have a different outcome — and to consequently kite surfing in San Fran.
—Kelsey Kloss, ELLE Decor, 15 Sep. 2016
Noun
There’s a kite store on site and a company that rents kayaks and standup paddle boards.
—Terri Colby, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2024
However, the chef said the two hit it off from the moment Menta jumps over Ramsay’s flats boat on his kite board in the Gulf of Mexico shallows — captured in a scene in the episode.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
Stays include ample on-property activities such as paddleboarding, kayaking, and snorkeling, as well as off-site excursions, ranging from catamaran tours to kite surfing.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
But that began changing in 2009, when Martin Vega, a Colombian kite surfing instructor, brought students from a kite surfing school near Barranquilla.
—James Wagner Federico Rios, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Even though the Irish Sea is typically chilly, Burrow Beach and nearby Claremont Beach are renowned for all types of watersports, including kite surfing, especially in the summer, though lovers of the cold plunge have been known to wade year-round.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
At the Patterson Park Community Chorus, Finch leads a group that organizes social outings for members, from visiting the kite festival in Patterson Park to singing karaoke.
—Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024
Facing to the east, Bootes actually looks much more like a big sideways kite pointing to the left or north, with Arcturus serving as the tail of the kite.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 May 2024
Year round, residents can enjoy the children’s playground, two pickleball courts, a basketball court, and a large grass practice field ideal for soccer practice and flying kites.
—Weichert Realtors® Welch & Company, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2024
Verb
Plus, check out paper kite building classes, kite-flying competitions, refreshments, and kites for sale.
—Clilly, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Fortifying the city On a recent weekday, tourists and locals fly kites on a towering structure with dazzling views of Singapore’s skyline.
—TIME, 10 Oct. 2023
Royal Air Force pilots flying over the region in the 1920s gave the structures their name due to their kite-like shape.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2022
Keros Beach on Limnos is one of the best places to kite or windsurf in Europe.
—Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2021
Got stacks of your kid’s artwork? Clip the birthday child's creations to kite string and hang it along the walls, no tape necessary.
—Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh, National Geographic, 26 Feb. 2020
The ecommerce giant maintains a list of restricted product categories that ranges from weapons such as firearms, to booze and tobacco products, to pets, to kite strings for the niche sport of kite fighting.
—Louise Matsakis, WIRED, 1 July 2019
My favorite board to kite on in all different conditions, from big waves to small, mushy waves.
—David Walters, Marie Claire, 24 May 2018
Here's hoping City Hosts will have a different outcome — and to consequently kite surfing in San Fran.
—Kelsey Kloss, ELLE Decor, 15 Sep. 2016
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