BEETLING Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word beetling. (close relations)
Definition of BEETLING
Best Alternative Words for BEETLING
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bulging | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • curving or bulging outward adjective satellite • curving outward | ||||||||
headlong | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • with the head before the body • at breakneck speed • in a hasty and foolhardy manner adjective satellite • excessively quick • with the head foremost | ||||||||
jutting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of projecting out from something adjective satellite • extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary | ||||||||
projecting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary | ||||||||
protuberant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • curving outward | ||||||||
looming | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile verb • come into view indistinctly, often threateningly • appear very large or occupy a commanding position • hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing • weave on a loom | ||||||||
obtruding | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • push to thrust outward • thrust oneself in as if by force | ||||||||
overhanging | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else verb • project over • be suspended over or hang over | ||||||||
mallet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball • a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. • a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing | ||||||||
overhang | nounn | |||||||
noun • projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else verb • project over • be suspended over or hang over |