allowing
Definitions
Verb
- Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
- Consent to, give permission
- Let have
- Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
- Make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
- Allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
- Afford possibility
- Allow the other (baseball) team to score
- Grant as a discount or in exchange
- Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "allowing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | allowing | 3 | 31 |
| 2 | swallowing | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | wallowing | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | disallowing | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "allowing".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "allowing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | following | 3 | 221 |
| 2 | plowing | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | slowing | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | swallowing | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | yellowing | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | bellowing | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | wallowing | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | walloping | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | galloping | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | allotting | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | lowing | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | alling | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | disallowing | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | mellowing | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | hollowing | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | billowing | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | balloting | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | walling | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | salling | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | halling | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "allowing" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "allowing" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | by allowing | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "allowing" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "allowing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 10
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 5
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 5
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 4
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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Mar 13, 2026 Colorado Public Radio
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