having
Definitions
Verb
- Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- Have as a feature
- Go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- Have ownership or possession of
- Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- Serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- Have a personal or business relationship with someone
- Organize or be responsible for
- Have left
- Be confronted with
- Undergo
- Suffer from; be ill with
- Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- Receive willingly something given or offered
- Get something; come into possession of
- Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- Achieve a point or goal
- Cause to be born
- Have sex with; archaic use
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "having".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | having | 2 | 279 |
| 2 | shaving | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | behaving | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | shavings | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | havington | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | havington's | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | misbehaving | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "having".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hearing | 2 | 76 |
| 2 | housing | 2 | 59 |
| 3 | heading | 2 | 31 |
| 4 | hoping | 2 | 30 |
| 5 | hanging | 2 | 28 |
| 6 | heating | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | hiding | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | hitting | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | hugging | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | hatching | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | healing | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | hiring | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | humming | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | hurling | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | hauling | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | heaving | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | hissing | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | hopping | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | hurrying | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | hitching | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | howling | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | hurting | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | hacking | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | hating | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | herring | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | hiking | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | hemming | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | herding | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | hobbing | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | hocking | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | hogging | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | homing | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | hooking | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | haering | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | hailing | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | halling | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | halving | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | haning | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | hanning | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | haring | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | harring | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | hashing | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | hassing | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | hawking | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | hazing | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | heaping | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | hedding | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | hedging | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | heeding | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | heeling | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | heling | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | helling | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | heming | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | henning | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | herling | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | herting | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | herzing | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | hessing | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | hewing | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | hibbing | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | hilling | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | hodding | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | holing | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | holling | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | honing | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | hosing | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | hoving | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | huffing | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | hyping | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "having".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | saving | 2 | 21 |
| 2 | waving | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | shaving | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | heaving | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | behaving | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | raving | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | paving | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | hating | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | shavings | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | haying | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | hawing | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | halving | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | hoving | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | heavin | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | hazing | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | havlin | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | havins | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | havin' | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | harvin | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | haring | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "having" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "having" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "having" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "having".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hoving | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 19
Fragments: 7
Sound Alikes: 69
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 7
Words that Precede: 3
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Many US adults are skipping parenting or having fewer kids – and it’s forcing schools to close
Mar 16, 2026 The Guardian
Mar 16, 2026 The Guardian
Having misjudged Iran, Donald Trump now risks falling into his own trap
Mar 14, 2026 the-independent.com
Mar 14, 2026 the-independent.com
When Neena Gupta spoke about not having any grudges towards Viv Richards or any of her ex-boyfriends: 'To
Mar 16, 2026 The Times of India
Mar 16, 2026 The Times of India

