Definitions for forging

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forging forg·ing

Spelling: [fawr-jing, fohr-]

IPA: /ˈfɔr dʒɪŋ, ˈfoʊr-/

Forging is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 108 anagrams from letters in forging (fgginor).

Definitions for forging

noun

1. an act or instance of forging.
2. something forged; a piece of forged work in metal.
3. a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.
4. the workshop of a blacksmith; smithy.

verb (used with object)

1. to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
2. to form or make, especially by concentrated effort:
3. to imitate (handwriting, a signature, etc.) fraudulently; fabricate a forgery.

verb (used without object)

1. to commit forgery.
2. to work at a forge.
3. (of a horse at a trot) to strike the forefeet with the shoes of the hind feet.
4. to move ahead slowly; progress steadily:
5. to move ahead with increased speed and effectiveness (usually followed by ahead):

Origin of forging

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at forge¹, -ing¹

Examples for forging

By, for example, forging documents or using other means to conceal their identities.

This act was not only the rebirth of the house, but the forging ahead with new work for Guyton.

Yet, what my peers do not realize – or cannot handle – is that rejection is a necessary part of forging a romantic relationships.

Their livelihood was for the most part derived from mining and forging iron.

A man goes to prison for stealing or forging, and so does a woman.

With Kennedy, he also came close to forging a decidedly more liberal health care bill than Obamacare.

Olmert left office when he was, according to his own public statement, on the brink of forging a peace accord.

Pete started ahead, forging his way through the thick growth.

He waved his hand, bawling, "Put your helm down—you're forging ahead!"

He has lightened the burden of thought because he has shown us that the chains which we wear are of our own forging.