backing
Definitions
Noun
- The act of providing approval and support
- Something forming a back that is added for strengthening
- Financial resources provided to make some project possible
Verb
- Be behind; approve of
- Travel backward
- Give support or one's approval to
- Cause to travel backward
- Support financial backing for
- Be in back of
- Place a bet on
- Shift to a counterclockwise direction
- Establish as valid or genuine
- Strengthen by providing with a back or backing
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "backing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | backing | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | piggybacking | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | quarterbacking | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "backing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | burning | 2 | 49 |
| 2 | bearing | 2 | 25 |
| 3 | boating | 2 | 23 |
| 4 | blowing | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | bathing | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | batting | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | beating | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | begging | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | boiling | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | bidding | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | beaming | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | biting | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | booking | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | buzzing | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | abiding | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | betting | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | bombing | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | boring | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | baking | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | banging | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | basing | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | billing | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | bucking | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | bailing | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | barring | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | bedding | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | bobbing | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | bugging | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | balking | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | balling | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | banning | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | beaching | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | bluing | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | booming | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | brewing | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | budding | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | burrowing | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | butting | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | abating | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | abetting | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | abutting | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | bagging | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | baiting | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | baling | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | baring | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | bashing | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | beefing | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | beeping | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | behling | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | behning | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | behring | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | belling | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | bening | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | benning | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | bering | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | berling | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | berning | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | bicking | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | biding | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | biking | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | binning | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | birthing | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | bitching | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | bitting | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | blueing | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | blurring | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | boeding | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | boehning | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | bogging | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | bohling | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | bohning | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | boling | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | bolling | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | boning | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | booting | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | boozing | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | botting | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | bowling | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | bowring | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | bowsing | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | budging | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | bunning | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | burling | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | burping | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | busing | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | bussing | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | ebeling | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | eberling | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | ebling | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "backing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lacking | 2 | 32 |
| 2 | packing | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | baking | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | bucking | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | bracing | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | tacking | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | hacking | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | basking | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | barking | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | banking | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | sacking | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | racking | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | balking | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | blackening | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | jacking | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | braking | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | brackin | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | bicking | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | backfiring | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | backdating | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "backing" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "backing" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "backing" in the same piece of text.
Results:
Term
Definitions: 13
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 89
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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