contracting
Definitions
Noun
- Becoming infected
Verb
- Enter into a contractual arrangement
- Engage by written agreement
- Squeeze or press together
- Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- Become smaller or draw together
- Make smaller
- Compress or concentrate
- Make or become more narrow or restricted
- Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "contracting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contracting | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | subcontracting | 4 | 1 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "contracting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | continuing | 4 | 61 |
| 2 | conditioning | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | contrasting | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | confronting | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | conflicting | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | scrutinizing | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | captivating | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | counteracting | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | criticizing | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | culminating | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | cultivating | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | catapulting | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | categorizing | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | commemorating | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | constraining | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | countervailing | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | accentuating | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | camouflaging | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | castigating | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | chlorinating | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | coexisting | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | collaborating | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | commingling | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | conferencing | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | configuring | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | consummating | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | cornhusking | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | counterfeiting | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | crisscrossing | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | customizing | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | equivocating | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | excoriating | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | extraditing | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | extricating | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | quantifying | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | scriptwriting | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "contracting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contract | 2 | 60 |
| 2 | contracts | 2 | 24 |
| 3 | contradiction | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | contraction | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | contrasting | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | constructing | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | concentrating | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | contradictions | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | contraception | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | contacting | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | counteracting | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | constricting | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | subcontracting | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | interacting | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | contradicting | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | contractions | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | contraption | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | reconstructing | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | nitrating | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | contractionary | 5 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "contracting" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "contracting" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "contracting" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | problems | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "contracting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 10
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 36
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
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:
Eglin Air Force Base Comprehensive Energy Assurance Project Wins FEMP Contracting Award
Mar 12, 2026 Department of Energy (.gov)
Mar 12, 2026 Department of Energy (.gov)
Utility-Scale Energy Storage Procurements in 2026: Contracting and Risk Allocation – Publications
Mar 13, 2026 Morgan Lewis
Mar 13, 2026 Morgan Lewis