What good would explanations do anyway, now that he was married? He writhed inwardly at the thought that Suellen would never know the truth and would always think he had senselessly jilted her.
Now is your time. Here are officers enough at Meryton to disappoint all the young ladies in the country. Let Wickham be your man. He is a pleasant fellow, and would jilt you creditably'.
If one is the person who is ending the relationship – if you are the person who is telling your boyfriend or girlfriend " sorry, see you later, " then we don't normally use the word " jilt" .