returning
Definitions
Verb
- Go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
- Give back
- Go back to a previous state
- Go back to something earlier
- Bring back to the point of departure
- Return in kind
- Make a return
- Answer back
- Be restored
- Pay back
- Pass down
- Elect again
- Be inherited by
- Return to a previous position; in mathematics
- Give or supply
- Submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
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Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "returning".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "returning".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | return | 2 | 180 |
| 2 | turning | 2 | 75 |
| 3 | retiring | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | restraining | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | retaining | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | restoring | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | tuning | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | overturning | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | retraining | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | retrenching | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | reuniting | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | retracing | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | retarding | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | retrying | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | turing | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | recapturing | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | venturing | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | torturing | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | rupturing | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | resurging | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "returning" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | returning to | 1 | 3 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "returning" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | and returning | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "returning" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | never | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "returning".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 16
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 163
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
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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