Vaulting

Meaning

1. (verb) To build as, or cover with a vault.
2. (verb) To jump or leap over. “The fugitive vaulted over the fence to escape.”
3. (noun) The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction.
4. (noun) A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group.
5. (noun) The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line.
6. (adjective) Leaning upward or over
7. (adjective) Exaggerated or overreaching
8. (adjective) Performing

Letter breakdown

• Vaulting contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
• It uses 8 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 2.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 12.

Words from these letters

• valuing
• align
• anvil
• gaunt
• giant
• glint
• guilt
• until
• vault
• vaunt
• vital
• alit
• anti
• aunt
• gain
• gait
• gilt
• glut
• gnat
• lain
• lint
• lung
• nail
• natl
• tail
• tang
• ting
• tuna
• ulna
• unit
• vain
• vial
• ail
• alt
• ani
• ant
• avg
• gal
• gin
• gnu
• gun
• gut
• int
• lag
• lat
• lit
• lug
• lvi
• nag
• nil
• nit
• nut
• tag
• tan
• tin
• tug
• tun
• van
• vat

Connected words

Other 8-letter words

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• abalones
• abandons
• abashing
• abattoir
• abbesses
• abdicate
• abdomens
• abducted
• abductee
• abductor
• aberrant
• abetters
• abetting
• abettors
• abeyance
• abhorred

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Words starting with VAU

• vaudeville
• vault
• vaulted
• vaulter
• vaulters
• vaults
• vaunt
• vaunted
• vaunting
• vaunts

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Words ending with ING

• abandoning
• abashing
• abasing
• abating
• abbreviating
• abdicating
• abducting
• abetting
• abhorring
• abiding
• abjuring
• abnegating
• abolishing
• abominating
• aborting
• abounding
• abrading
• abridging

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