luffing

Pronunciation: US ['lʌfɪŋ] UK ['lʌfɪŋ]

v."Airlines" grab the wind; (Yacht racing) out of (each other) the upper hand; "Airlines" sail
n.The bend of the bow and starboard; Longitudinal Luff; "Airlines" sailed
WebVariable amplitude; Vertical movement; Luffing mechanism

Definitions in English

n.	1. the front edge of a sail 2. [ Navigation] the act of sailing closer into the wind
v.	1. [ Navigation] to bring a boat closer in to the wind, or sail too close to the wind, so that the sails flap 2. [ Navigation] to flap when a boat is in a position too close to the wind

English word luffing can not be rearranged.
Based on luffing, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
b - bluffing
f - muffling
m - sluffing
All shorter English words within luffing :
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With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : luff luffing uffing f f fin in g
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English words starting with luffing :
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English words that contain luffing :
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English words ending with luffing :
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