9 Letter Words for Relenting
relenting
8 Letter Words for Relenting
entering, lentiner, treeling
7 Letter Words for Relenting
eligent, enginer, gentier, gentile, gentler, girleen, giterne, ingener, integer, leering, lenient, lentner, linener, lintern, negrine, reeling, renting, retinge, retling, ringent, ringlet, teening, teering, tenline, terning, tingler, treeing, tringle
6 Letter Words for Relenting
eeling, elegit, engilt, engine, engirt, enring, entier, entire, erning, gennel, gennet, gentil, gentle, gerent, gilten, ginete, ginnel, ginner, ginnet, ginnle, girnel, ingene, ingent, intern, leeing, leiger, lenger, lenite, lering, lieger, lierne, linger, linget, linnet, linten, linter, nerine, nerite, ningle, regent, reglet, relent, reline, rennet, retile, retine, riglet, ringle, teeing, tenner, tinger, tingle, tinner, triene
5 Letter Words for Relenting
egret, eigne, elint, elite, enent, engin, engle, enlit, enter, entre, ering, genet, genie, genin, genit, genre, gerle, gerne, gilet, gleen, gleet, gleir, gleit, glene, glenn, glent, glint, green, greet, grein, greit, grete, grint, inert, inger, ingle, inlet, inner, innet, intel, inter, intnl, irene, leger, legin, legit, lenin, lenti, liege, liger, ligne, linen, liner, linge, liter, neger, neter, niger, niner, niter, regel, reget, regie, regin, regle, reign, relet, relie, relig, reneg, renet, renig, renin, renne, rente, retie, retin, rigel, ringe, teleg, tenge, tenne, terne, tiger, tiler, tinge, treen, trine
4 Letter Words for Relenting
eger, eine, eire, elne, engl, engr, entr, erie, erin, erne, eten, geer, geet, gein, geir, geit, gene, genl, gent, gere, gien, gile, gilt, ginn, gire, girl, girn, girt, gite, glee, glei, glen, glit, gree, gren, gret, grin, grit, inne, intl, intr, itel, iter, leer, leet, lege, leir, lene, leng, lent, lere, lete, lien, lier, lige, line, ling, linn, lint, lire, lite, neer, neet, nein, nene, nete, neti, nile, nine, nirl, reel, reen, reet, regt, rein, reit, renn, rent, rete, rgen, riel, rile, rine, ring, rite, teel, teen, teer, teil, tele, teli, tene, teng, tern, tien, tier, tige, tile, tine, ting, tire, tirl, tree, trie, trig, trin
3 Letter Words for Relenting
eeg, eel, een, eer, eir, eli, elt, ene, eng, enl, ere, erg, ern, ert, gee, gel, gen, ger, get, gie, gin, git, glt, gte, ign, ile, ing, inn, int, ire, lee, leg, lei, ler, let, lie, lig, lin, lir, lit, lnr, ltr, nee, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nil, nit, nne, ree, reg, rei, rel, rie, rig, rin, rit, rle, rte, rti, tee, teg, tel, ten, ter, tgn, tie, tig, til, tin, tln, tlr, tng, tri
Definitions for Relenting
[1] to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.
[2] to become less severe; slacken: The winds relented.
[3] Obsolete . to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
[4] Obsolete . to cause to slacken; abate.
[5] Obsolete . to abandon; relinquish.
[6] to change one's mind about some decided course, esp a harsh one; become more mild or amenable
[7] (of the pace or intensity of something) to slacken
[8] (of the weather) to become more mild
Words related to Relenting
relentquit, slacken, acquiesce, relax, subside, soften, capitulate, comply, forbear, slow, ebb, wane, ease, drop, yield, fold, melt, fall, moderate, weaken
Words nearby Relenting
relentreleased time, releaser, releasing factor, releasing mechanism, relegate, relent, relentless, relenza, relevance, relevant, relevé
Origin of Relenting
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin *relentāre, equivalent to Latin re- re- + lentāre to bend, derivative of lentus flexible, viscous, slow
Other words from Relenting
re·lent·ing·ly , adverb
non·re·lent·ing , adjective
un·re·lent·ed , adjective
Word origin for Relenting
C14: from re- + Latin lentāre to bend, from lentus flexible, tenacious
Synonyms for Relenting
acquiesce, capitulate, cave in, come around, comply, ease off, give in, give up, let go, quit, relax, slacken, soften, subside, drop, ease, ebb, fall, fold, forbear, melt, moderate, slow, wane, weaken, yield, be merciful, change one's mind, cool it, cry uncle, die away, ease up on, give quarter, give some slack, give way, go along with, go easy on, have mercy, have pity, lay back, let it happen, lighten up, mellow out, say uncle, show mercy
