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webbing

verb noun

To construct or form a web.

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
W
Ends with
G
Contains
EB
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/ˈwɛbɪŋ/

Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. To construct or form a web.

  2. To cover with a web or network.

  3. To ensnare or entangle.

  4. To provide with a web.

  5. To weave.

noun

  1. A sturdy woven fabric.

    “The webbing of the lawn chair made marks on his thigh.”

  2. A belt and shoulder harness with attached pouches used to carry a soldier's equipment, water, ammunition, etc.

  3. The webs of the digits.

  4. The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb; the web.

    “He caught the ball in the webbing.”

  5. Tapes conducting webs of paper in a printing machine.

In context

Example Sentences

The webbing of the lawn chair made marks on his thigh.
He caught the ball in the webbing.

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