Lunging

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Present participle of lunge: making a sudden forward thrust or rush at a person or object.

“The dog was lunging at the gate every time a stranger walked past.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

lung·ing

Related Words

Synonyms

thrustingplungingdiving forwardrushing

Antonyms

retreatingwithdrawingpulling back

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in ING with the UNGE cluster before it and no unusual letters make it a good early guess

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Scrabble

Scores around 9 points with a moderate result but common tiles make it easy to form

Words Related to Lunging

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “lunging” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bunging dunging longing lugging lunting

Words you can make from Lunging

Shorter words formed from the letters in “lunging”.

gluing luging inglu lungi ging ginn glug gung gunl iglu ling lung ugli

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