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Showing words for BESETTING using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Besetting

besetting

8 Letter Words for Besetting

beesting, beignets, bentiest, bettings, gentiest

7 Letter Words for Besetting

beeting, beignes, beignet, besting, betinge, betties, betting, biegnet, setting, teeting, testing

6 Letter Words for Besetting

begets, begins, beiges, beigne, beings, benets, besing, beting, betise, bientt, bingee, binges, bitnet, bitten, enties, ettins, genets, genies, gentes, gesten, ginete, ingest, seeing, seiten, setnet, signee, signet, sittee, sitten, stinge, teeing, tenets, tenges, tentie, tinges

5 Letter Words for Besetting

beent, beest, beets, beget, begin, beige, being, benes, benet, benis, bents, beset, besin, besit, betes, betis, biens, bines, binge, bings, bints, bites, bitte, bitts, btise, egest, eigne, enets, entsi, entte, etens, ettin, geest, geist, geits, genes, genet, genie, genit, gents, geste, gibes, gites, ibsen, insee, inset, neist, netes, segni, seige, seine, sengi, senit, sente, senti, siege, sient, singe, snite, steen, stein, steng, stent, stine, sting, stint, stite, tebet, teens, teest, teise, tenes, tenet, tenge, tense, tents, teste, tibet, tiens, tiges, tines, tinge, tings, tints, tsine

4 Letter Words for Besetting

been, bees, beet, begs, bein, bene, beng, beni, bens, bent, best, bete, bets, bien, bigs, bine, bing, bins, bint, bist, bite, bits, bitt, eine, enes, engs, ense, esne, eten, gees, geet, gein, geit, gene, gens, gent, gest, gets, gibe, gibs, gien, gies, gins, gise, gist, gite, gits, inbe, inst, isnt, nebe, nebs, neet, negs, nese, nest, nete, neti, nets, nibs, nies, nist, nits, sebe, seen, seit, sene, sent, sett, sien, sign, sine, sing, site, sneb, snee, snib, snig, snit, steg, sten, stet, stge, stib, stie, teen, tees, teet, tegs, tene, teng, tens, tent, test, tete, tets, tien, ties, tige, tigs, tine, ting, tins, tint, tite, tits

3 Letter Words for Besetting

bee, beg, ben, bes, bet, big, bin, bis, bit, bns, ebn, ebs, eeg, een, ene, eng, ens, ese, est, geb, gee, gen, get, gib, gie, gin, gis, git, gns, gte, gtt, ign, ing, ins, int, ise, isn, ist, its, nbe, nbg, neb, nee, neg, nei, net, nib, nie, nig, nis, nit, sbe, see, seg, sei, sen, set, sib, sie, sig, sin, sit, stg, tbs, tee, teg, ten, tes, tet, tgn, tgt, tib, tie, tig, tin, tis, tit, tng, tnt, tsi, tst

Definitions for Besetting

[1] constantly assailing or obsessing, as with temptation: a besetting sin.
[2] to attack on all sides; assail; harass: to be beset by enemies; beset by difficulties.
[3] to surround; hem in: a village beset on all sides by dense forest.
[4] to set or place upon; bestud: a gold bracelet beset with jewels.
[5] Nautical . to surround (a vessel) by ice, so that control of the helm is lost.
[6] tempting, harassing, or assailing (esp in the phrase besetting sin )
[7] (esp of dangers, temptations, or difficulties) to trouble or harass constantly
[8] to surround or attack from all sides
[9] archaic to cover with, esp with jewels

Words related to Besetting

bedevil, perplex, besiege, beleaguer, surround, embarrass, invade, overrun, hassle, infest, encompass, ring, badger, aggress, nudge, nag, pester, attack, storm, strike

Words nearby Besetting

bescribble, beseech, beseem, beseleel, beset, besetting, beshow, beshrew, besht, beside, beside oneself

Origin of Besetting

before 1000; Middle English besetten, Old English besettan. See be-, set

Other words from Besetting

be·set·ment , noun
be·set·ter , noun
pre·be·set , verb (used with object), pre·be·set, pre·be·set·ting.
un·be·set , adjective

Synonyms for Besetting

bedevil, beleaguer, besiege, embarrass, invade, overrun, perplex, surround, aggress, assail, attack, badger, bug, circle, compass, dog, encircle, enclose, encompass, entangle, environ, girdle, harass, harry, hassle, infest, nag, nudge, pester, ride, ring, storm, strike, drive up the wall, fall on, fall upon, give a bad time, give a hard time, give one the business, give the needle, jump on one's case, pick on, put the squeeze on, start in on