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Term: deferring

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "deferring": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. deferring

deferring

Definitions

Verb

  1. Hold back to a later time
  2. Yield to another's wish or opinion
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "deferring".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 deferring 3 1

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "deferring".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 driving 2 53
2 dancing 2 43
3 dressing 2 22
4 darling 2 17
5 dropping 2 16
6 dragging 2 15
7 dwelling 2 13
8 adopting 3 11
9 dreaming 2 11
10 denying 3 10
11 drilling 2 10
12 addressing 3 9
13 admitting 3 8
14 dripping 2 7
15 dusting 2 6
16 admiring 3 4
17 decaying 3 4
18 deriving 3 4
19 drowning 2 4
20 drumming 2 4
21 dumping 2 4
22 adapting 3 3
23 advising 3 3
24 draining 2 3
25 defying 3 2
26 delving 2 2
27 denting 2 2
28 darting 2 1
29 dialing 3 1
30 differing 3 1
31 drooping 2 1
32 drugging 2 1
33 edifying 4 1
34 addicting 3 0
35 adhering 3 0
36 adorning 3 0
37 dairying 3 0
38 damping 2 0
39 daunting 2 0
40 dawdling 2 0
41 delaying 3 0
42 demurring 3 0
43 deterring 3 0
44 dettling 2 0
45 diapering 3 0
46 dickering 3 0
47 dierking 3 0
48 dieting 3 0
49 dithering 3 0
50 dizzying 3 0
51 doddering 3 0
52 draping 2 0
53 dreading 2 0
54 dredging 2 0
55 dreiling 2 0
56 drenning 2 0
57 droning 2 0
58 drooling 2 0
59 drubbing 2 0
60 duckling 2 0
61 duensing 2 0
62 duling 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "deferring".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 referring 3 18
2 defending 3 13
3 deserving 3 2
4 preferring 3 1
5 differing 3 1
6 deterring 3 0
7 derring 2 0
8 deering 2 0
9 refering 3 0
10 ferrying 3 0
11 ferrin 2 0
12 erring 2 0
13 derrig 2 0
14 dering 2 0
15 inferring 3 0
16 ferreting 3 0
17 deterding 3 0
18 deserting 3 0
19 derringer 3 0
20 demurring 3 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "deferring" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "deferring" in a sentence.

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Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "deferring" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "deferring".

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 62

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

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Dr. Oz notifies Minnesota Gov. Walz that CMS is deferring $91 million in Medicaid funding
May 1, 2026 National News Desk

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