Show
                        
                        
                    Related Words for pincer movement
        
                            Compiled automatically from published text to show words that appear in related contexts.
                    
        
            Read More
            
                Results may indicate historical usage, and do not reflect the views of Merriam-Webster.
                Send us feedback.
            
        
    
| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| blade | / | Noun | 
| fusing | /x | Noun | 
| spikes | / | Noun | 
| plan of action | ///x | Phrase, Noun | 
| abduction | x/x | Noun | 
| accountable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| activist | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| activities | x/xx | Noun | 
| adduction | x/x | Noun | 
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| advancement | x/x | Noun | 
| agitation | xx/x | Noun | 
| aligned | x/ | Adjective | 
| alligator | /xxx | Noun, Verb | 
| antidemocratic | xxxx/x | Adjective | 
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| ascending | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| ascension | x/x | Noun | 
| ascent | x/ | Noun | 
| association | xxx/x | Noun | 
| athletic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| attitude | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| backlash | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bank | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bastion | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bearish | /x | Adjective | 
| bend | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bluff | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| bolt | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| bowel movement | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| branch | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bridgehead | /x | Noun | 
| buzz | / | Noun, Verb | 
| caliper | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| campaign | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| candidacy | /xxx | Noun | 
| candidature | /xx/ | Noun | 
| carriage | /x | Noun | 
| carrying | /xx | Noun | 
| cause | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cellular | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| certificate | x/xx | Noun, Verb | 
| change | / | Noun, Verb | 
| chase | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cinematographic | xxx/xx | Adjective | 
| circular | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| circulate | /xx | Verb | 
| circulation | /xxx | Noun | 
| clamp | / | Noun, Verb | 
| claw | / | Noun, Verb | 
| clenched | / | Adjective | 
| clip | / | Noun, Verb | 
| clitic | /x | Noun | 
| closing | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| collective | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| colossus | x/x | Noun | 
| combine | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| coming | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| commotion | x/x | Noun | 
| community | x/xx | Noun | 
| commute | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| conciliar | x/x | Adjective | 
| conveyance | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| counterculture | /xxx | Noun | 
| crawl | / | Verb, Noun | 
| crossing | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| crowbar | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| crusade | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| cubist | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| curriculum | x/xx | Noun | 
| dance | / | Noun, Verb | 
| deflection | x/x | Noun | 
| delivery | x/xx | Noun | 
| democracy | x/xx | Noun | 
| descent | x/ | Noun | 
| development | x/xx | Noun | 
| dislocation | x//x | Noun | 
| displaced | x/ | Noun | 
| displacement | x/x | Noun | 
| dissemination | xxx/x | Noun | 
| distribution | xx/x | Noun | 
| disturbance | x/x | Noun | 
| drift | / | Noun, Verb | 
| drive | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dynamic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| earthquake | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| electioneering | xxx/x | Noun | 
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| emancipation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| emotion | x/x | Noun | 
| entry | /x | Noun | 
| eversion | x/x | Noun | 
| evolution | xx/x | Noun | 
| evolving | x/x | Verb, Adjective | 
| exchange | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| excursion | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| exercise | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| exodus | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| expeditions | xx/x | Verb | 
| factories | /xx | Noun | 
| faith | / | Noun, Adverb | 
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| fellowship | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| feminism | /xxx | Noun | 
| flicker | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| flow | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fluctuating | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| flutter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| flux | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| fork | / | Noun, Verb | 
| frame | / | Noun, Verb | 
| freedom | /x | Noun | 
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| frozen | /x | Adjective | 
| fumbling | /xx | Noun | 
| gam | / | Noun, Verb | 
| gesture | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| glide | / | Verb, Noun | 
| gopher | /x | Noun | 
| grip | / | Noun, Verb | 
| group | / | Noun, Verb | 
| guerrilla | x/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| hand | / | Noun, Verb | 
| handling | /x | Noun | 
| handover | /xx | Noun | 
| haste | / | Noun, Verb | 
| hastening | /xx | Noun | 
| haul | / | Verb, Noun | 
| heave | / | Verb, Noun | 
| hegemonic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| hostile | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| hurry | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| impetus | /xx | Noun | 
| impulse | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| inclination | xx/x | Noun | 
| inclining | x/x | Noun | 
| initiative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| insertion | x/x | Noun | 
| institutionalised | xx/xx/ | Adjective | 
| introduction | xx/x | Noun | 
| inversion | x/x | Noun | 
| itinerant | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| jerk | / | Noun, Verb | 
| jets | / | Noun | 
| jitter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| jolt | / | Noun, Verb | 
| journey | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| kick | / | Verb, Noun | 
| kneel | / | Verb | 
| knowledge | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| languid | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| largo | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| leader | /x | Noun | 
| letting down | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| literature | /xxx | Noun | 
| locomotion | xx/x | Noun | 
