What it means
- (verb) To cause to become incremented or decremented. “It's time to ratchet up the intensity level here.”
- (verb) To increment or decrement.
- (noun) The act by which something is ratcheted.
- (noun) A conjurers' trick of bending an object back and forth to induce metal fatigue, so that it can be broken later by rubbing it.
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Letter analysis
- Ratcheting contains 10 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 16.
Sub-words
- chattering
- catering
- charting
- chattier
- chatting
- cheating
- creating
- earthing
- interact
- reaching
- reacting
- retching
- teaching
- treating
- arching
- carting
- cattier
- catting
- certain
- chagrin
- chanter
- chatter
- cigaret
- crating
- etching
- granite
- hairnet
- hatting
- hearing
- heating
- ingrate
- nattier
- nitrate
- ratchet
- ratting
- tangier
- tearing
- tighten
- tighter
- tracing
- achier
- aching
- acting
- anther
- arcing
- aright
- attire
- cagier
- canter
- caring
- change
- charge
- cretin
- cringe
- eating
- enrich
- ethnic
- gaiter
- garnet
Related 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 RAT
- rat
- ratchet
- ratcheted
- ratchets
- rate
- rated
- rates
- rather
- rathskeller
- rathskellers
- ratification
- ratified
- ratifies
- ratify
- ratifying
- rating
- ratings
- ratio
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Words ending with ING
Common questions
What does Ratcheting mean?
To cause to become incremented or decremented.
What are the anagrams of Ratcheting?
Valid anagrams: chattering.
How many letters are in Ratcheting?
Ratcheting has 10 letters.
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