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stilting

stilting ‎(plural stiltings)

Stilted language or movement.
- 1926, Idwal Jones, The Splendid Shilling (page 236)
  Their gestures seemed not of their volition, but as mechanical and awkward as the stiltings of marionettes.
- 1949, The Book Review Digest (volume 44, page 585)
  He writes easily and informally, with only occasional stiltings of phrase.
A structure made of stilts.