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Besetting

verb
Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.verbTo surround or hem in.
2.verb(sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
3.verbTo decorate something with jewels etc.
4.verbOf a ship, to get trapped by ice.
5.nounThe act of one who besets or attacks.
6.adjectiveDeeply rooted; persistent.
7.adjectiveObsessive

Synonyms

facingbashingweighingshakingafflictingconfrontingbedevillingprevailingplaguingaffectingbotheringtroubling

Rhymes With

upsettingsettingbloodlettingpettinginterpretingwettingnettinggetting
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