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Showing words for BEETLING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Beetling

beetling

7 Letter Words for Beetling

beeting, beignet, beltine, belting, betinge, biegnet, eligent, gentile, tenible

6 Letter Words for Beetling

begilt, beigel, beigne, belite, beltie, beting, bietle, bingee, bingle, eeling, elegit, engilt, gentil, gentle, giblet, gilten, ginete, leeing, lenite, libget, linget, teeing, tingle

5 Letter Words for Beetling

beent, beget, begin, beige, being, belie, benet, betel, bilge, binge, bling, blite, eigne, elint, elite, engle, enlit, gebel, genet, genie, genit, gibel, gilet, glebe, gleen, gleet, gleit, glene, glent, glint, ingle, inlet, intel, leben, legin, legit, lenti, liege, ligne, linge, nebel, teleg, tenge, tinge

4 Letter Words for Beetling

been, beet, bein, belt, bene, beng, beni, bent, bete, bien, bile, bine, bing, bint, bite, blee, blet, blin, blit, eine, elbe, elne, engl, eten, geet, gein, geit, gene, genl, gent, gibe, gien, gile, gilt, gite, glee, glei, glen, glib, glit, inbe, intl, itel, leet, lege, lene, leng, lent, lete, lien, lige, line, ling, lint, lite, nebe, neet, nete, neti, nile, teel, teen, teil, tele, teli, tene, teng, tien, tige, tile, tine, ting

3 Letter Words for Beetling

bee, beg, bel, ben, bet, big, bin, bit, blt, btl, ebn, eeg, eel, een, elb, eli, elt, ene, eng, enl, geb, gee, gel, gen, get, gib, gie, gin, git, glb, glt, gte, ign, ile, ing, int, lee, leg, lei, let, lib, lie, lig, lin, lit, nbe, nbg, neb, nee, neg, nei, net, nib, nie, nig, nil, nit, tee, teg, tel, ten, tgn, tib, tie, tig, til, tin, tln, tng

Definitions for Beetling

[1] any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, characterized by hard, horny forewings that cover and protect the membranous flight wings.
[2] (loosely) any of various insects resembling the beetle, as a cockroach.
[3] Chiefly British . to move quickly; scurry: He beetled off to catch the train.
[4] a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
[5] any of various wooden instruments for beating linen, mashing potatoes, etc.
[6] to use a beetle on; drive, ram, beat, or crush with a beetle.
[7] to finish (cloth) with a beetling machine.
[8] projecting; overhanging: beetle brows.
[9] to project; jut out; overhang: a cliff that beetles over the sea; his mustache and beetling brows ; thick eyebrows beetling over blue eyes.
[10] to hang or tower over in a threatening or menacing manner: The prospect of bankruptcy beetled over him.
[11] any insect of the order Coleoptera , having biting mouthparts and forewings modified to form shell-like protective elytra Related adjective: coleopteran
[12] a game played with dice in which the players draw or assemble a beetle-shaped form
[13] informal to scuttle or scurry; hurry
[14] a heavy hand tool, usually made of wood, used for ramming, pounding, or beating
[15] a machine used to finish cloth by stamping it with wooden hammers
[16] to beat or pound with a beetle
[17] to finish (cloth) by means of a beetle
[18] (intr) to overhang; jut
[19] overhanging; prominent

Words related to Beetling

beetleoutstanding, incline, veer, drift, nod, tilt, recline, tip, slant, prop, twist, bow, cock, extend, bulge, poke, emerge, loom, protrude, swell

Words nearby Beetling

beetlebeet leafhopper, beet sugar, beetfly, beethoven, beethoven, ludwig van, beetle, beetle drive, beetle-browed, beetlebung, beetlehead, beetleweed

Origin of Beetling

e31325–75; Middle English; back formation from beetle-browed

Other words from Beetling

bee·tler , noun

Word origin for Beetling

eC14: perhaps related to beetle 1

Synonyms for Beetling

outstanding, arresting, bulging, easily seen, embossed, extended, extrusive, eye-catching, flashy, hanging out, hilly, in the foreground, jutting, marked, noticeable, obtrusive, obvious, projecting, pronounced, protruding, protrusive, protuberant, raised, relieved, remarkable, rough, rugged, salient, shooting out, signal, standing out, striking, to the fore, unmistakable