starting


Meanings

  • a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning);
    • "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"
  • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;
  • set in motion, cause to start;
  • leave;
  • have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense;
  • bring into being;
  • get off the ground;
  • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm;
  • get going or set in motion;
  • begin or set in motion;
  • begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job;
  • play in the starting lineup
  • have a beginning characterized in some specified way;
  • begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object;
  • bulge outward;
  • (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear;
    • "with eyes starting from their sockets"
  • appropriate to the beginning or start of an event;
    • "the starting point"
    • "hands in the starting position"


Scrabble Score: 9

starting is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

starting is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

starting is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 11

starting is a valid Words With Friends word