directing
Definitions
Verb
- Command with authority
- Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- Guide the actors in (plays and films)
- Be in charge of
- Take somebody somewhere
- Cause to go somewhere
- Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- Lead, as in the performance of a composition
- Give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
- Specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
- Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- Put an address on (an envelope)
- Plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "directing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | directing | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | redirecting | 4 | 1 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "directing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drinking | 2 | 48 |
| 2 | deciding | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | drifting | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | defining | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | devoting | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | dazzling | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | designing | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | dividing | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | doubling | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | drafting | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | denoting | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | desiring | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | advancing | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | debating | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | damaging | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | defeating | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | diluting | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | dismaying | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | diverting | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | dabbling | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | deserving | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | discerning | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | auditioning | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | deceiving | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | decrying | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | deepening | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | defacing | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | delighting | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | deluding | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | deploying | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | devising | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | diverging | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | divining | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | donating | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | deadening | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | deafening | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | debasing | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | debugging | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | decoding | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | dekoning | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | deleting | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | demeaning | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | denuding | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | derailing | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | deriding | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | deserting | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | detailing | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | detaining | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | deterding | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | devouring | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | doctoring | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | dogearing | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | domoling | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | doomsaying | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | drenching | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | dumpling | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | dwarfing | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | idolizing | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "directing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | direction | 3 | 134 |
| 2 | direct | 2 | 129 |
| 3 | directions | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | directional | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | reacting | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | rejecting | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | erecting | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | reciting | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | redirecting | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | distracting | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | dieting | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | dissecting | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | disrespecting | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | redirection | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | districting | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | dicing | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | deprecating | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | redacting | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | recasting | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | recanting | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "directing" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "directing" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "directing" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "directing".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 13
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 58
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.
This Word in the News:
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