Meaning
- (verb) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
- (verb) To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome. “I wholeheartedly embrace the new legislation.”
- (verb) To submit to; to undergo.
- (verb) To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
- (verb) To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass. “Natural philosophy embraces many sciences.”
- (verb) To fasten on, as armour.
- (verb) To accept (someone) as a friend; to accept (someone's) help gladly.
- (verb) To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.
- (noun) The act of embracing (in various senses).
Letter breakdown
- Embracing contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 16.
Synonyms
Letter rearrangements
Words from these letters
- cambering
- creaming
- beaming
- bearing
- bracing
- carbine
- carmine
- grimace
- mangier
- reaming
- airmen
- amebic
- anemic
- arcing
- arming
- baring
- cagier
- camber
- caring
- cinema
- cringe
- enigma
- gamier
- gamine
- macing
- manger
- margin
- marine
- mirage
- racing
- regain
- remain
- acing
- amber
- anger
- anime
- barge
- began
- begin
- being
- binge
- brace
- brain
- brine
- bring
- cabin
- cairn
- cigar
- crane
- cream
- crime
- gamer
- gamin
- grace
- grain
- grime
- image
- magic
- mange
Connected words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with EMB
- embalm
- embalmed
- embalmer
- embalmers
- embalming
- embalms
- embankment
- embankments
- embargo
- embargoed
- embargoes
- embargoing
- embark
- embarkation
- embarkations
- embarked
- embarking
- embarks
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Words ending with ING
Reader questions
What does Embracing mean?
To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
What are the anagrams of Embracing?
Valid anagrams: cambering.
How many letters are in Embracing?
Embracing has 9 letters.
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