Definition of forgetting

"forgetting" in the verb sense

1. forget, bury

dismiss from the mind stop remembering

"I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"

2. forget, block, blank out, draw a blank

be unable to remember

"I'm drawing a blank"

"You are blocking the name of your first wife!"

3. forget

forget to do something

"Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!"

4. forget, leave

leave behind unintentionally

"I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"

"I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"

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Quotations for forgetting

How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot. [ Pope ]

Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting;
The soul that rises with us, our life's Star,
Hath had elsewhere its setting,
And Cometh from afar;
Not in entire forgetfulness,
And not in utter nakedness.
But trailing clouds of glory, do we come
From God, who is our home.
Heaven lies about us in our infancy.
* * * * * *
At length the man perceives it die away.
And fade into the light of common day. [ Wordsworth ]

By forgetting ourselves in thinking of the feelings of others we gain happiness. [ Henry D. Chapin ]

Two gifts are indispensable to the dramatic poet; one is the power of forgetting himself, the other is the power of remembering his characters. [ Stoddart ]

Pride is like the beautiful acacia, that lifts its bead proudly above its neighbor plants - forgetting that it too, like them, has its roots in the dirt. [ Bovee ]

forgetting in Scrabble®

The word forgetting is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters forgetting:

FORGETTING
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

foggier, foreign, forging, getting, rotting

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word forgetting

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In forgetting

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forgetting in Words With Friends™

The word forgetting is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters forgetting:

FORGETTING
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

foggier, foreign, forging, getting, rotting

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word forgetting

FORGETTING
(234)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In forgetting

FORGETTING
(234)
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(198)
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(144)
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(120)
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Words containing the sequence forgetting

Words that start with forgetting (1 word)

Words with forgetting in them (1 word)

Words that end with forgetting (1 word)

Word Growth involving forgetting

Shorter words in forgetting

or for forge forget

get forget

get getting

in tin ting getting

Longer words containing forgetting

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