intervening
Definitions
Verb
- Get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
- Be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events
- Occur between other event or between certain points of time
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "intervening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | disappointing | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | interfering | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | initiating | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | inflicting | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | inhibiting | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | inspecting | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | inhabiting | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | inheriting | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | interacting | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | interweaving | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | imperiling | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | implanting | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | imprinting | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | infringing | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | inscribing | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | interceding | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | interleaving | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | interrupting | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | misbehaving | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "intervening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | evening | 2 | 133 |
| 2 | interesting | 4 | 82 |
| 3 | intervention | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | interviewing | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | interfering | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | intervene | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | intersecting | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | interpreting | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | inventing | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | intending | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | interweaving | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | interventions | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | interceding | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | terpening | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | intertwining | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | interleaving | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | interfunding | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | intercepting | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | nonintervention | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | interventionist | 5 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "intervening" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "intervening" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the intervening | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "intervening" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | atoms | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "intervening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 19
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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Australian man awarded $1.65m after intervening in Bondi Junction stabbing
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