Meaning
- (verb) To cover, fill, or affect with lead “continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle.”
- (verb) To place leads between the lines of. “leaded matter”
- (verb) (heading) To guide or conduct.
- (verb) To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
- (verb) (heading) To begin, to be ahead.
- (verb) To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure “to lead someone to a righteous cause”
- (verb) To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place. “the path leads to the mill; gambling leads to other vices”
- (verb) To produce (with to). “The shock led to a change in his behaviour.”
- (verb) (transitive) To live or experience (a particular way of life).
- (adjective) Providing guidance or direction. “Avoid leading questions if you really want the truth.”
- (adjective) Ranking first. “He is a leading supplier of plumbing supplies in the county.”
- (adjective) Occurring in advance; preceding. “The stock market can be a leading economic indicator.”
Letter rearrangements
Letter breakdown
- Leading contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 9.
Words from these letters
- aligned
- dealing
- alined
- angled
- dangle
- denial
- gained
- genial
- lading
- linage
- nailed
- agile
- ailed
- alien
- align
- aline
- angel
- angle
- deign
- gelid
- glade
- gland
- glean
- glide
- ideal
- laden
- lined
- aged
- aide
- dale
- deal
- dean
- deli
- dial
- dine
- ding
- gain
- gale
- geld
- gild
- glad
- glen
- idea
- idle
- lade
- laid
- lain
- land
- lane
- lead
- lean
- lend
- lied
- lien
- line
- nail
- age
- aid
- ail
Connected words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with LEA
- lea
- leach
- leached
- leaches
- leaching
- lead
- leaded
- leaden
- leader
- leaders
- leadership
- leads
- leaf
- leafed
- leafier
- leafiest
- leafing
- leafless
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Words ending with ING
Reader questions
What does Leading mean?
To cover, fill, or affect with lead
What are the anagrams of Leading?
Valid anagrams: aligned, dealing.
How many letters are in Leading?
Leading has 7 letters.
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