retracting
Definitions
Verb
- Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
- Pull away from a source of disgust or fear
- Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
- Pull inward or towards a center
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tracing | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | retreating | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | extraction | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | extracting | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | reacting | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | restricting | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | retracing | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | retraction | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | reiterating | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | restating | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | retraining | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | detracting | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | redacting | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | retrain | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | retract | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | repatriating | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | perpetrating | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | retreading | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | restarting | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | entreating | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 4
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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