alighting
verbHow many syllables in alighting?
There are 3 syllables in the word alighting.How to pronounce alighting:
Definition of alighting:
- alighting (verb):
- to step out of a vehicle or off a horse
- to come down from something (such as a vehicle) such as
Synonyms for alighting:
descend
disembark
dismount
get down
get off
landing
lighting
perching
roosting
settling
touching down
Antonyms for alighting:
appearing
arising
ascending
aspiring
becoming airborne
blasting off
clambering up
climbing
climbing up
coming upwards
conquering
emerging
escalating
floating
floating up
flying
flying off
flying up
going up
going upwards
leaving the ground
levitating
lifting
lifting off
looming
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