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Term: defusing

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

  1. Term
  2. defusing

defusing

Definitions

Noun

  1. The act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)

Verb

  1. Remove the triggering device from
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "defusing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 defusing 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "defusing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 advertising 4 50
2 depending 3 32
3 demanding 3 19
4 destroying 3 17
5 discussing 3 16
6 disturbing 3 16
7 defending 3 13
8 declaring 3 10
9 departing 3 10
10 descending 3 10
11 declining 3 9
12 delivering 4 9
13 advocating 4 6
14 decreasing 3 6
15 depicting 3 6
16 detecting 3 6
17 displaying 3 6
18 depressing 3 5
19 dangling 3 4
20 darkening 3 4
21 decorating 4 4
22 denouncing 3 4
23 despairing 3 4
24 decanting 3 3
25 depriving 3 3
26 diffusing 3 3
27 disarming 3 3
28 dismissing 3 3
29 dispatching 3 3
30 dissolving 3 3
31 debunking 3 2
32 debuting 3 2
33 dictating 3 2
34 digesting 3 2
35 disdaining 3 2
36 dissenting 3 2
37 drizzling 3 2
38 admonishing 4 1
39 dampening 3 1
40 daydreaming 3 1
41 deducting 3 1
42 degrading 3 1
43 despising 3 1
44 deviating 4 1
45 disliking 3 1
46 disobeying 4 1
47 dispersing 3 1
48 distilling 3 1
49 divulging 3 1
50 darjeeling 3 0
51 dealmaking 3 0
52 debriefing 3 0
53 deciphering 4 0
54 decoupling 3 0
55 defaulting 3 0
56 defecting 3 0
57 deflating 3 0
58 defrauding 3 0
59 defunding 3 0
60 delisting 3 0
61 depleting 3 0
62 deploring 3 0
63 deporting 3 0
64 digressing 3 0
65 disallowing 4 0
66 disavowing 4 0
67 disbursing 3 0
68 disguising 3 0
69 dishwashing 3 0
70 dislodging 3 0
71 dispelling 3 0
72 disposing 3 0
73 dissecting 3 0
74 divesting 3 0
75 divorcing 3 0
76 downloading 3 0
77 downplaying 3 0
78 downsizing 3 0
79 dribbling 3 0
80 idealizing 5 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 using 2 145
2 refusing 3 10
3 dusting 2 6
4 diffusing 3 3
5 fussing 2 2
6 defying 3 2
7 fusing 2 1
8 refocusing 4 1
9 perusing 3 1
10 dusing 2 0
11 defunding 3 0
12 reusing 3 0
13 duesing 2 0
14 dousing 2 0
15 diesing 2 0
16 defrosting 3 0
17 defrauding 3 0
18 defaulting 3 0
19 refuting 3 0
20 recusing 3 0

Words That Follow

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

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Words That Precede

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

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Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 80

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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