9 Letter Words for Arresting
arresting, astringer, serrating
8 Letter Words for Arresting
angriest, astringe, earrings, ganister, gantries, grainers, granites, granters, gratines, ingrates, rangiest, reasting, regrants, rerating, restrain, restring, retrains, ringster, starring, stearing, stirrage, strainer, stranger, stringer, tangiers, tarrings, tasering, terrains, trainers, transire
7 Letter Words for Arresting
agister, aigrets, anestri, angrier, angries, angrite, angster, antsier, argents, arterin, artsier, asterin, astrier, earings, earring, easting, eatings, eranist, erasing, errants, errings, gainers, gainest, gainset, gaiters, garners, garnets, garrets, garters, gastrin, genista, girners, grainer, graines, granite, granter, graters, gratine, gratins, grinter, grister, ingates, ingesta, ingrate, ingreat, nagster, nastier, negrita, rangers, rangier, ranters, ratines, ratings, reagins, rearing, regains, reginas, regrant, resiant, restain, resting, retains, retinas, retrain, retsina, ringers, sarring, seagirt, searing, seating, seraing, seringa, serrati, serring, serting, sierran, signate, snarier, stagier, stainer, staring, starnie, stearin, stinger, strange, strigae, tairger, tangier, tangies, tarings, tarries, tarring, tarsier, tearing, teasing, terrain, tierras, trainer, triages, tsigane
6 Letter Words for Arresting
ageist, agents, agrest, aigret, airers, airest, angers, anteri, antres, argent, argine, arisen, ariser, ariste, arrent, arrest, arrets, arsine, arsing, artier, arties, astern, astrer, earing, easing, eating, engirt, enstar, entria, errant, erring, estang, estrin, gainer, gainst, gaiter, ganser, garner, garnet, garres, garret, garten, garter, gaster, gaters, gerris, giants, giarre, girner, gisant, gnarrs, graine, grains, granes, granet, grants, grasni, graste, grater, grates, gratin, gratis, greats, greins, grenat, inerts, ingate, ingest, insert, instar, inters, irater, irrate, nerita, nigers, niters, ragers, rainer, raines, raiser, ranger, ranges, ranter, rarest, raring, raster, raters, ratine, rating, reagin, regain, regars, regian, regina, reigns, rengas, renigs, rerigs, rering, resgat, resign, resina, resing, restir, retags, retain, retina, retira, ringer, rinser, ristra, sagier, sainte, sairer, sangei, sanger, santir, saring, sarnie, satine, sating, satire, seitan, serang, sering, serrai, serran, sierra, signer, signet, singer, sinter, snarer, stager, stagne, starer, stenar, stenia, sterin, stinge, stirra, stirre, strage, strain, strang, streng, striae, striga, strine, string, taeing, tairge, tanger, tangie, tangis, tanier, targer, targes, taring, tarres, tarrie, teaing, tenias, terais, ternar, terran, terras, tigers, tinage, tineas, tinger, tinges, tirage, tisane, trains, transe, treasr, triage, triens, triers, trigae, trines, tringa
5 Letter Words for Arresting
aegir, aegis, aesir, agent, agers, agist, agrin, aiger, airer, airns, airts, anger, angst, anise, anser, antes, antis, antre, areng, arent, arest, arets, argin, aries, arise, arist, arite, arret, arrgt, arrie, arris, arter, aster, astir, astre, ating, atren, earns, earst, entia, entsi, ering, etang, etnas, gaine, gains, gairs, gaist, gaits, gants, garni, garre, garse, gater, gates, geans, gears, geast, geats, geira, geisa, geist, geits, genas, genit, gents, getas, giant, girns, girrs, girse, girts, gites, gnarr, gnars, gnast, gnats, grain, grane, grans, grant, grate, great, grein, greit, grens, greta, grias, grins, grint, grist, grits, inert, inger, insea, inset, instr, inter, intra, irate, irena, irreg, iters, nares, naris, narre, nates, nears, neats, neist, nerts, niger, nigra, niter, rager, rages, ragis, raine, rains, raise, raits, range, rants, rares, rasen, raser, rater, rates, reais, reans, rears, reast, regar, regia, regin, regna, reign, reina, reins, reist, renga, renig, rents, reran, rerig, resat, resin, resit, restr, retag, retan, retar, retia, retin, riant, rines, ringe, rings, rinse, risen, riser, rites, sager, saine, saint, saner, sanit, sarge, sarin, satin, segar, segni, sengi, senit, senti, serai, sergt, serin, serra, serta, siena, sient, signa, singe, siren, sirra, sitar, snare, snirt, snite, stage, staig, stain, stair, stane, stang, stare, starn, starr, stean, stear, stein, steng, steri, stern, stine, sting, stire, strae, strag, stria, strig, taigs, tains, tairn, taise, tangi, tangs, tares, targe, tarie, tarin, tarns, tarre, tarri, tarse, tarsi, taser, tears, tenai, tenga, tenia, terai, teras, terga, terna, terns, terra, terrs, tiang, tiars, tiens, tiers, tiger, tiges, tinea, tines, tinge, tings, tirer, tires, tirrs, tisar, tragi, train, trans, treas, trias, trier, tries, triga, trigs, trina, trine, trins, tsine
4 Letter Words for Arresting
agen, ager, ages, aget, agin, agit, agni, agst, aine, ains, aint, aire, airn, airs, airt, aits, anes, anet, anis, anre, ansi, ante, anti, ants, areg, aren, ares, aret, aris, arni, arri, arte, arts, asin, astr, ates, atis, eans, earn, ears, east, eats, eira, engr, engs, entr, eras, erat, ergs, eria, erin, eris, erns, errs, erst, etas, etna, gaen, gaes, gaet, gain, gair, gait, gane, gant, gare, gari, garn, gars, gart, gast, gate, gats, gean, gear, geat, gein, geir, geit, gena, gens, gent, gers, gest, geta, gets, gien, gies, gins, gire, girn, girr, girt, gise, gist, gite, gits, gnar, gnat, gran, gras, grat, gren, gret, grin, gris, grit, iare, inga, inst, inta, intr, iran, ires, isnt, itas, iter, nagi, nags, naig, nais, nare, narr, nasi, nast, natr, nats, near, neat, negs, nest, neti, nets, ngai, nies, nist, nits, rage, ragi, rags, rain, rais, rait, rane, rang, rant, rare, rast, rate, rats, rean, rear, regr, regs, regt, rein, reit, rent, rest, rets, rgen, rias, rier, ries, riga, rigs, rine, ring, rins, rise, rist, rita, rite, rits, sage, sain, sair, sane, sang, sant, sare, sari, sart, sate, sati, sean, sear, seat, seir, seit, sena, sent, serg, serr, sert, seta, sian, sien, sier, sign, sina, sine, sing, sire, sita, site, snag, snar, snig, snit, stag, star, steg, sten, ster, stge, stie, stir, stra, stre, taen, tags, taig, tain, tais, tane, tang, tans, tare, tari, tarn, tarr, tars, tean, tear, teas, tega, tegs, teng, tens, tera, tern, terr, tiar, tien, tier, ties, tige, tigs, tine, ting, tins, tire, tirr, trag, tres, trie, trig, trin, trna, tsia
3 Letter Words for Arresting
aer, aes, age, agr, ags, agt, ain, air, ais, ait, ane, ans, ant, are, arg, arn, arr, ars, art, ase, asg, ast, ate, ean, ear, eas, eat, eir, eng, ens, era, erg, ern, err, ers, ert, esr, est, eta, gan, gar, gas, gat, gen, ger, get, gie, gin, gis, git, gns, gra, grr, grs, gte, ign, ing, ins, int, ira, ire, irs, ise, isn, ist, ita, its, nae, nag, nar, nas, nat, nea, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nis, nit, rag, rai, ran, ras, rat, rea, reg, rei, res, ria, rie, rig, rin, rit, rna, rte, rti, sag, sai, san, sar, sat, sea, seg, sei, sen, ser, set, sie, sig, sin, sir, sit, sri, sta, stg, str, tag, tai, tan, tar, tas, tea, teg, ten, ter, tes, tgn, tie, tig, tin, tis, tng, tra, tri, trs, tsi
Definitions for Arresting
[1] attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile.
[2] making or having made an arrest: the arresting officer.
[3] to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
[4] to catch and hold; attract and fix; engage: The loud noise arrested our attention.
[5] to check the course of; stop; slow down: to arrest progress.
[6] Medicine/Medical . to control or stop the active progress of (a disease): The new drug did not arrest the cancer.
[7] the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
[8] any seizure or taking by force.
[9] an act of stopping or the state of being stopped: the arrest of tooth decay.
[10] Machinery . any device for stopping machinery; stop.
[11] attracting attention; striking
[12] to deprive (a person) of liberty by taking him into custody, esp under lawful authority
[13] to seize (a ship) under lawful authority
[14] to slow or stop the development or progress of (a disease, growth, etc)
[15] to catch and hold (one's attention, sight, etc)
[16] arrest judgment law to stay proceedings after a verdict, on the grounds of error or possible error
[17] can't get arrested informal (of a performer) is unrecognized and unsuccessful he can't get arrested here but is a megastar in the States
[18] the act of taking a person into custody, esp under lawful authority
[19] the act of seizing and holding a ship under lawful authority
[20] the state of being held, esp under lawful authority under arrest
[21] Also called: arrestation (ˌærɛsˈteɪʃən ) the slowing or stopping of the development or progress of something
[22] the stopping or sudden cessation of motion of something a cardiac arrest
Words related to Arresting
salient, impressive, remarkable, striking, eye-catching, extraordinary, stunning, pronounced, pointed, bold, conspicuous, notable, observable, outstanding, prominent, sensational
Words nearby Arresting
arrest of judgment, arrestable, arrestant, arrestee, arrester, arresting, arresting gear, arrestive, arrestment, arretine, arretine ware
Origin of Arresting
1275–1325; (v.) Middle English aresten < Anglo-French, Middle French arester, < Vulgar Latin *arrestāre to stop (see ar-, rest2); (noun) Middle English arest(e ) < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of v.
Other words from Arresting
ar·rest·ing·ly , adverb
non·ar·rest·ing , adjective
un·ar·rest·ing , adjective
ar·rest·a·ble , adjective
ar·rest·ment , noun
post·ar·rest , adjective
pre·ar·rest , verb (used with object)
pre·ar·rest·ment , noun
re·ar·rest , verb (used with object), noun
un·ar·rest·a·ble , adjective
un·ar·rest·ed , adjective
Word origin for Arresting
C14: from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arrestāre (unattested), from Latin ad at, to + restāre to stand firm, stop
Synonyms for Arresting
extraordinary, eye-catching, impressive, remarkable, salient, striking, stunning, pointed, pronounced, bold, conspicuous, notable, observable, outstanding, prominent, sensational
