pettifogging
Definitions
Verb
- Argue over petty things
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | petition | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | repetition | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | petitions | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | specifying | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | petting | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | pegging | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | upsetting | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | petitioning | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | toggling | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | flogging | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | jettisoning | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | pettinger | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | pettijohn | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | optioning | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | leapfrogging | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | egging | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | triggering | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | testifying | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | stationing | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | sectioning | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | reflagging | 3 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
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:
Pettifogging: An obscure word gets its day in the Senate
Jan 23, 2020 The National Constitution Center
Jan 23, 2020 The National Constitution Center