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Term: pausing

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

  1. Term
  2. pausing

pausing

Definitions

Verb

  1. Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
  2. Cease an action temporarily
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "pausing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 pausing 2 6

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "pausing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 playing 2 101
2 opening 3 83
3 passing 2 65
4 speaking 2 62
5 putting 2 54
6 applying 3 29
7 pulling 2 25
8 packing 2 17
9 pushing 2 17
10 appearing 3 16
11 pitching 2 16
12 appealing 3 14
13 picking 2 14
14 opposing 3 13
15 plowing 2 11
16 spinning 2 11
17 appalling 3 9
18 peering 2 9
19 pouring 2 9
20 spraying 2 8
21 pacing 2 7
22 pauling 2 7
23 peeling 2 6
24 piling 2 6
25 popping 2 6
26 spacing 2 6
27 piping 2 5
28 poking 2 5
29 spitting 2 5
30 patting 2 4
31 speeding 2 4
32 spelling 2 4
33 padding 2 3
34 polling 2 3
35 posing 2 3
36 praying 2 3
37 sparring 2 3
38 spilling 2 3
39 paving 2 2
40 peeping 2 2
41 petting 2 2
42 poling 2 2
43 pooling 2 2
44 puffing 2 2
45 purging 2 2
46 spotting 2 2
47 appeasing 3 1
48 paging 2 1
49 peeking 2 1
50 pegging 2 1
51 pershing 2 1
52 pinging 2 1
53 pinning 2 1
54 poring 2 1
55 preying 2 1
56 prying 2 1
57 spanning 2 1
58 sparing 2 1
59 spewing 2 1
60 spoiling 2 1
61 spouting 2 1
62 appling 3 0
63 opining 3 0
64 pairing 2 0
65 panning 2 0
66 paring 2 0
67 pasing 2 0
68 patching 2 0
69 pawling 2 0
70 peaking 2 0
71 pearling 2 0
72 pecking 2 0
73 penning 2 0
74 perking 2 0
75 persing 2 0
76 piecing 2 0
77 pilling 2 0
78 pining 2 0
79 pitting 2 0
80 plying 2 0
81 poaching 2 0
82 pouting 2 0
83 powering 3 0
84 pudding 2 0
85 puming 2 0
86 spawning 2 0
87 spearing 2 0
88 sperling 2 0
89 spicing 2 0
90 spiering 3 0
91 spiffing 2 0
92 spiking 2 0
93 spoofing 2 0
94 spurling 2 0
95 spurning 2 0
96 spurting 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 using 2 145
2 passing 2 65
3 causing 2 18
4 pushing 2 17
5 amusing 3 14
6 pleasing 2 10
7 pursuing 3 9
8 pauling 2 7
9 phrasing 2 4
10 pulsing 2 2
11 praising 2 2
12 pasting 2 1
13 perusing 3 1
14 pasing 2 0
15 phasing 2 0
16 parsing 2 0
17 abusing 3 0
18 plaguing 2 0
19 paustian 2 0
20 paulding 2 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 passing 2 65
2 pulsing 2 2
3 parsing 2 0
4 persing 2 0
5 phasing 2 0
6 pissing 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 96

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 6

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

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📰 This Word in the News:

As the Pentagon rethinks CMMC, cybersecurity isn’t pausing
Sep 15, 2026 Federal News Network
OpenAI Paused The Release Of Its Latest Models Over Safety Concerns. But an Expert is Also Warning Against a Slowdown.
Oct 9, 2026 International Business Times
Groveland pauses water rate hike for 60 days
Oct 6, 2026 WKMG
Knicks say they are pausing contract negotiations and will focus solely on preparing for the season
Oct 9, 2026 Ottumwa Courier
'We’re Pausing for a Little Bit' – Robert Pattinson Breaks Silence on ‘The Batman Part II’ Delay
Oct 12, 2026 Yardbarker
Knicks say they are pausing contract negotiations and will focus solely on preparing for the season
Oct 9, 2026 The Spec
State Department Pauses Immigrant Visa Interviews for New Public Charge Guidance Training
Aug 31, 2026 Ogletree

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