besieging
Definitions
Noun
- The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Verb
- Surround so as to force to give up
- Cause to feel distressed or worried
- Harass, as with questions or requests
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | singing | 2 | 47 |
| 2 | believing | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | begging | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | designing | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | signing | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | sighing | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | resigning | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | besetting | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | besiege | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | sieving | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | sieling | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | buesing | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | binging | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | besting | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | bensing | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | beijing | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | beeping | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | beefing | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | beseeching | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | benighting | 3 | 0 |
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| 1 | forces | 2 | 2 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 60
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
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:
COVID-19 besieging nursing homes in Park Ridge, Skokie, Niles, Des Plaines: Latest state report shows 51 deaths
Apr 28, 2020 Chicago Tribune
Apr 28, 2020 Chicago Tribune
Iván Mordisco, the ‘drug trafficker dressed as a revolutionary’ who is challenging the Colombian government
Aug 25, 2025 EL PAÍS English
Aug 25, 2025 EL PAÍS English
“Hopeless, Starving, and Besieged”: Israel’s Forced Displacement of Palestinians in Gaza | HRW
Nov 14, 2024 Human Rights Watch
Nov 14, 2024 Human Rights Watch

