kiting
/ˈkaɪtɪŋ/noun, verb
kiting is a noun meaning “The act of writing a check on an account with insufficient funds, expecting that funds will become available by the time the check clears” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled K-I-T-I-N-G and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 8 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of kiting is kitings.
What does kiting mean?
noun
- 1
The act of writing a check on an account with insufficient funds, expecting that funds will become available by the time the check clears.
- 2
slangThe act of tampering with a medical prescription, increasing the number of pills or other item.
- 3
Synonym of kiteboarding.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of kite
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce kiting?
- /ˈkaɪtɪŋ/
Kiting has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kiting
- kitings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is kiting?
Kiting appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).