Definition
Present participle of alight; the act of descending and coming to rest on something, especially as birds do.
Etymology
From Old English 'alihtan' + '-ing' (suffix forming present participles and gerunds). The continuous form captures the ongoing motion of gracefully settling or landing.
Kelly Says
When a butterfly is 'alighting,' you can picture the exact moment—wings folding, legs touching down—it's more evocative than 'landing' because it emphasizes the grace of the movement.
Translations
ARالعربية
الهبوط
al-hi-bou-t
CACatalà
aterratge
a-te-rat-ge
CSČeština
přistání
pri-sta-ni
ESEspañol
aterrizaje
a-te-ri-ha-he
FISuomi
laskeutuminen
las-keu-tu-mi-nen
FRFrançais
atterrissage
a-te-riss-ahj
GUGU
જીવંત કરવું
jee-van-t kar-vu
HUMagyar
leszállás
le-szar-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
turun
tu-run
ITItaliano
atterraggio
a-tte-ra-ggio
MRMR
प्रकाशित करा
prakashit kara
MSBahasa Melayu
mendarat
men-da-rat
NLNederlands
landing
lan-ding
PLPolski
lądowanie
w-a-dow-a-nie
PTPortuguês
aterrissagem
a-te-ri-ssa-jem
RORomână
aterizare
a-te-ri-za-re
RUРусский
посадка
posadka
SVSvenska
landning
lan-ning
TAதமிழ்
நிலையிடல்
ni-lai-i-dal
TEతెలుగు
ప్రక్కన పడటం
pra-kka-na pa-da-tam
TLTL
pag-a-landing
pa-ga-lan-ding
UKУкраїнська
посадка
posadka