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Term: refraining

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

  1. Term
  2. refraining

refraining

Definitions

Verb

  1. Resist doing something
  2. Choose not to consume
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "refraining".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 refraining 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "refraining".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 resulting 3 43
2 regarding 3 40
3 recording 3 31
4 trembling 3 26
5 reporting 3 17
6 requiring 4 16
7 roleplaying 3 16
8 practicing 3 15
9 programing 3 13
10 pretending 3 12
11 realizing 4 12
12 presenting 3 10
13 preventing 3 10
14 refusing 3 10
15 replacing 3 9
16 organizing 4 8
17 protesting 3 7
18 reassuring 4 7
19 predicting 3 6
20 projecting 3 6
21 rebuilding 3 6
22 refreshing 3 6
23 restoring 3 6
24 revolving 3 6
25 brandishing 3 5
26 programming 3 5
27 relaxing 3 5
28 reminding 3 5
29 retreating 3 5
30 proclaiming 3 4
31 recovering 4 4
32 recruiting 3 4
33 rejecting 3 4
34 resisting 3 4
35 rewarding 3 4
36 breathtaking 3 3
37 gratifying 4 3
38 protecting 3 3
39 protruding 3 3
40 reclining 3 3
41 recounting 3 3
42 resolving 3 3
43 resorting 3 3
44 crumbling 3 2
45 progressing 3 2
46 remarking 3 2
47 repainting 3 2
48 rescuing 3 2
49 resounding 3 2
50 revolting 3 2
51 rumbling 3 2
52 brainwashing 3 1
53 grumbling 3 1
54 pronouncing 3 1
55 radiating 4 1
56 railroading 3 1
57 ransacking 3 1
58 realigning 4 1
59 rearranging 4 1
60 reasserting 4 1
61 reforming 3 1
62 regrouping 3 1
63 remarrying 4 1
64 renouncing 3 1
65 reopening 4 1
66 restating 3 1
67 retarding 3 1
68 retracing 3 1
69 retraining 3 1
70 reuniting 4 1
71 revamping 3 1
72 romancing 3 1
73 transferring 3 1
74 chronicling 3 0
75 dressmaking 3 0
76 drycleaning 3 0
77 franchising 3 0
78 freelancing 3 0
79 prearranging 4 0
80 precluding 3 0
81 preempting 3 0
82 preplanning 3 0
83 pressurizing 4 0
84 procuring 3 0
85 proofreading 3 0
86 rampaging 3 0
87 ratifying 4 0
88 reaffirming 4 0
89 reassessing 4 0
90 reassigning 4 0
91 rebounding 3 0
92 rebuking 3 0
93 recanting 3 0
94 recasting 3 0
95 recharging 3 0
96 reclaiming 3 0
97 recusing 3 0
98 red-herring 3 0
99 redacting 3 0
100 redlining 3 0
101 redressing 3 0
102 reentering 4 0
103 reflagging 3 0
104 refunding 3 0
105 refuting 3 0
106 regretting 3 0
107 rejiggering 4 0
108 relapsing 3 0
109 relearning 3 0
110 relending 3 0
111 relenting 3 0
112 remedying 4 0
113 reordering 4 0
114 repenting 3 0
115 repressing 3 0
116 repricing 3 0
117 repulsing 3 0
118 rescinding 3 0
119 resenting 3 0
120 restocking 3 0
121 retesting 3 0
122 rethinking 3 0
123 retreading 3 0
124 retrieving 3 0
125 ricocheting 4 0
126 rulemaking 3 0
127 transfering 3 0
128 transiting 3 0
129 trespassing 3 0
130 trumpeting 3 0
131 truncating 3 0
132 wrangling 3 0
133 wrinkling 3 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 training 2 156
2 remaining 3 41
3 refrain 2 10
4 restraining 3 7
5 retaining 3 7
6 raining 2 7
7 pertaining 3 5
8 regaining 3 3
9 reigning 2 3
10 refining 3 2
11 repainting 3 2
12 retraining 3 1
13 realigning 4 1
14 reining 2 0
15 reprinting 3 0
16 redefining 4 0
17 reinking 2 0
18 refrains 2 0
19 refering 3 0
20 franking 2 0

Words That Follow

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

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Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 133

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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Dec 22, 2025 The Times of Israel
Regional council directs Gale to 'refrain from any further action' on amalgamation
Feb 27, 2026 Niagara-on-the-Lake Local

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