Definitions for greeting

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greeting greet·ing

Spelling: [gree-ting]

IPA: /ˈgri tɪŋ/

Greeting is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 160 anagrams from letters in greeting (eegginrt).

Definitions for greeting

noun

1. the act or words of a person who greets.
2. a friendly message from someone who is absent:
3. greetings, an expression of friendly or respectful regard:

verb (used with object)

1. to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
2. to meet or receive:
3. to manifest itself to:
4. to lament; bewail.

verb (used without object)

1. Obsolete. to give salutations on meeting.
2. to grieve; lament; cry.

Origin of greeting

before 900; Middle English, Old English gretinge. See greet¹, -ing¹

Examples for greeting

The good lady, oblivious to the humorous side of her greeting, flushed in anger.

Later she explains why typical forms of greeting in Sierra Leone, such as shaking hands and hugging, are no longer acceptable.

They did not speak beyond their greeting, until he had gone over the record.

A city bus rolls past; the driver gives a greeting honk and Furry waves.

I pray you, Alleyne, to give him greeting from me, and to ask him for his titles and coat-armor.

According to the recipient of his greeting, Patreese Johnson, he said, “I want some of that” and motioned to her crotch.

So, he disregarded Gilder's greeting, and went on speaking to the son.

It would be well, perchance, that you should give him greeting from me.

Clinton, meanwhile, spent several minutes greeting audience members along the rope line and posing for cellphone selfies.

They accuse old friends and colleagues of terrible things, even if they do something simple like return a greeting on Facebook.