Beetling

verb noun adjective

To move away quickly, to scurry away.

Meaning

  1. (verb) To move away quickly, to scurry away. “He beetled off on his vacation.”
  2. (verb) To loom over; to extend or jut. “The heavy chimney beetled over the thatched roof.”
  3. (verb) To beat with a heavy mallet.
  4. (verb) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine. “to beetle cotton goods”
  5. (noun) The process by which fabrics, etc. are beetled, or beaten with a mallet.
  6. (adjective) Jutting or protruding, especially of a person's brows.

Letter breakdown

  • Beetling contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 7 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 11.

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What does Beetling mean?

To move away quickly, to scurry away.

How many letters are in Beetling?

Beetling has 8 letters.

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