restraining
Definitions
Verb
- Keep under control; keep in check
- Place limits on (extent or access)
- To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
- Hold back
- To compel or deter by or as if by threats
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Words that sound like the term "restraining".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "restraining".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | training | 2 | 156 |
| 2 | remaining | 3 | 41 |
| 3 | staining | 2 | 37 |
| 4 | returning | 3 | 35 |
| 5 | restraint | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | restrain | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | straining | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | retaining | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | restoring | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | retailing | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | restricting | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | regaining | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | retraining | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | stranding | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | retracing | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | restrains | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | restating | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | resigning | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | refraining | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | spraining | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 80
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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