defending
Definitions
Verb
- Argue or speak in defense of
- Be on the defensive; act against an attack
- Protect against a challenge or attack
- Fight against or resist strongly
- Protect or fight for as a champion
- Be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
- State or assert
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "defending".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "defending".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | depending | 3 | 32 |
| 2 | ending | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | extending | 3 | 29 |
| 4 | defend | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | demanding | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | descending | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | defining | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | offending | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | deferring | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | defunding | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | deafening | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | fending | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | denuding | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | befriending | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | relending | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | refunding | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | expending | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | deterding | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | dendinger | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | demeaning | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "defending" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | defending the | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "defending" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the defending | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "defending" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forces | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "defending".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | defunding | 3 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 80
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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