Meaning
- (verb) (chiefly by a wife) To nag persistently.
- (noun) An instance of somebody being henpecked; nagging.
Letter breakdown
- Henpecking contains 10 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 22.
Words from these letters
- cheeking
- cheeping
- henpeck
- keening
- keeping
- kneeing
- necking
- pecking
- peeking
- engine
- peeing
- cheek
- cheep
- chink
- eking
- genie
- hence
- hinge
- neigh
- niche
- niece
- pence
- piece
- pinch
- chin
- chip
- epic
- geek
- gene
- heck
- hick
- hike
- hing
- inch
- keen
- keep
- king
- knee
- neck
- nice
- nick
- nigh
- nine
- peck
- peek
- pick
- pike
- pine
- ping
- pink
- chi
- eke
- gee
- gen
- gin
- hen
- hep
- hie
- hip
Connected words
Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- aboriginal
- aborigines
Words starting with HEN
- hen
- hence
- henceforth
- henceforward
- henchman
- henchmen
- henna
- hennaed
- hennaing
- hennas
- henpeck
- henpecked
- henpecks
- hens
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Words ending with ING
Reader questions
What does Henpecking mean?
(chiefly by a wife) To nag persistently.
How many letters are in Henpecking?
Henpecking has 10 letters.
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