kiting
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- noun
- /ˈkaɪtɪŋ/
- Jargon
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kiting
- Using a kiting strategy, the player managed to defeat the boss without taking any damage.
Examples
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The team worked together, with one member expertly kiting the enemy while others attacked from a distance.
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Kiting is a part of the game.
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I figured he was going for the former, so my initial setup was a kiting tornado.
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We want to explore options on how to turn the Brutix into a more reliable close-range brawler, while the Talos keeps a kiting advantage.
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The new melee-focused Viking troops are fun and interesting to use, with an ability set that encourages in-your-face tactics rather than the kiting strategies that the older games often devolved into.
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Many players enjoy kiting their enemies to avoid close combat during intense battles.
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
kiting = kite (opaque) = kite + ing
This is a gaming-specific jargon sense not readily deducible from the common meaning 'kite' (the toy), so learners will not infer the tactic from the base word.
Etymology
Kiting in gaming probably comes from the image of a kite on a string; you keep an enemy at a distance while you pull or lead it away. That's why kiting means attacking or weakening a foe while keeping them far from you.