headbanging
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- 19
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 11
Definition of headbanging
4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable)A type of dance associated with hard rock or heavy metal music, in which the head is shaken violently in time with music.
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noun
- (uncountable)A type of dance associated with hard rock or heavy metal music, in which the head is shaken violently in time with music.
- (uncountable)The motion of striking one's head against a surface, a common stereotypy.
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of headbang
adj
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(not-comparable)Extremely frustrating.
“Any work of art/propaganda is surely permitted to lie. But Stone's overreachings in JFK are head-banging. How did he get this thing past the Script Dept.?”
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Etymology
From head + banging.
Words you can make from headbanging
200+ playable · top: BANDAGING (14 pts)
Best play bandaging 14 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
16 words6-letter words
32 words- BEHIND 12 pts
- HAGGED 12 pts
- BAGGED 11 pts
- HADING 11 pts
- HANGED 11 pts
- HINGED 11 pts
- NIGHED 11 pts
- AAHING 10 pts
- BAGGIE 10 pts
- BANGED 10 pts
- BINGED 10 pts
- HADEAN 10 pts
- HAEING 10 pts
- BAAING 9 pts
- BANING 9 pts
- BANNED 9 pts
- BENIGN 9 pts
- BINNED 9 pts
- EDGING 9 pts
- GANGED 9 pts
- INDABA 9 pts
- NAGGED 9 pts
- AGEING 8 pts
- AGENDA 8 pts
- BANIAN 8 pts
- ENDING 8 pts
- GAEING 8 pts
- GAINED 8 pts
- GINNED 8 pts
- ANAGEN 7 pts
- ANGINA 7 pts
- INNAGE 7 pts
5-letter words
33 words- BHANG 11 pts
- GIGHE 10 pts
- AAHED 9 pts
- AHEAD 9 pts
- AHING 9 pts
- BADGE 9 pts
- BEGAD 9 pts
- DEBAG 9 pts
- GIBED 9 pts
- HINGE 9 pts
- NEIGH 9 pts
- ABIDE 8 pts
- BAAED 8 pts
- BANDA 8 pts
- BANED 8 pts
- BEGAN 8 pts
- BEGIN 8 pts
- BEING 8 pts
- BINGE 8 pts
- DAGGA 8 pts
- GAGED 8 pts
- HENNA 8 pts
- IGGED 8 pts
- ADAGE 7 pts
- AGGIE 7 pts
- AGING 7 pts
- BENNI 7 pts
- DEIGN 7 pts
- DINGE 7 pts
- AGAIN 6 pts
- INNED 6 pts
- NAIAD 6 pts
- INANE 5 pts
4-letter words
57 words- AGHA 8 pts
- AHED 8 pts
- HADE 8 pts
- HAED 8 pts
- HAND 8 pts
- HANG 8 pts
- HEAD 8 pts
- HIDE 8 pts
- HIED 8 pts
- HIND 8 pts
- NIGH 8 pts
- ABED 7 pts
- BADE 7 pts
- BAND 7 pts
- BANG 7 pts
- BEAD 7 pts
- BEND 7 pts
- BIDE 7 pts
- BIND 7 pts
- BING 7 pts
- GIBE 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- AGED 6 pts
- BANE 6 pts
- BANI 6 pts
- BEAN 6 pts
- BINE 6 pts
- DANG 6 pts
- DING 6 pts
- EGAD 6 pts
- GADI 6 pts
- GAED 6 pts
- GAGA 6 pts
- GAGE 6 pts
- GANG 6 pts
- GIED 6 pts
- GIGA 6 pts
- NABE 6 pts
- AGIN 5 pts
- AIDE 5 pts
- ANGA 5 pts
- DEAN 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- GAEN 5 pts
- GAIN 5 pts
- GANE 5 pts
- GEAN 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- IDEA 5 pts
- NADA 5 pts
- NAGA 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- ANNA 4 pts
- NAAN 4 pts
- NANA 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
3-letter words
60 words- BAH 8 pts
- DAH 7 pts
- EDH 7 pts
- GHI 7 pts
- HAD 7 pts
- HAG 7 pts
- HID 7 pts
- AAH 6 pts
- AHA 6 pts
- AHI 6 pts
- BAD 6 pts
- BAG 6 pts
- BED 6 pts
- BEG 6 pts
- BID 6 pts
- BIG 6 pts
- DAB 6 pts
- DEB 6 pts
- DIB 6 pts
- GAB 6 pts
- GIB 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- ABA 5 pts
- BAA 5 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAN 5 pts
- BEN 5 pts
- BIN 5 pts
- DAG 5 pts
- DIG 5 pts
- EGG 5 pts
- GAD 5 pts
- GAG 5 pts
- GED 5 pts
- GID 5 pts
- GIG 5 pts
- IGG 5 pts
- AGA 4 pts
- AGE 4 pts
- AID 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- DIN 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- INN 3 pts
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