torturing
Definitions
Noun
- The deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
Verb
- Torment emotionally or mentally
- Subject to torture
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "torturing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attempting | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | startling | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | twisting | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | totaling | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | attracting | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | stiffening | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | tightening | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | trusting | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | straddling | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | itemizing | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | tampering | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | tempting | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | tinkering | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | tiptoeing | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | toppling | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | trickling | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | trifling | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | outscoring | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | stapling | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | stranding | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | taxiing | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | traipsing | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | automating | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | outclassing | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | outfoxing | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | outlasting | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | outsourcing | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | stationing | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | stradling | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | strickling | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | stripling | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | tabling | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | tangling | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | tempering | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | tendering | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | terpening | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | ticketing | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | totalling | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | toughening | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | tramping | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | trending | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | triggering | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | trouncing | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | tunneling | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | twiddling | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "torturing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turning | 2 | 75 |
| 2 | returning | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | touring | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | storing | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | torture | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | overturning | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | structuring | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | tottering | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | sorting | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | storting | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | turing | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | toting | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | rupturing | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | posturing | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | nurturing | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | extorting | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | wotring | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | touting | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | tarring | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | souring | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "torturing" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "torturing".
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 45
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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Amarillo man accused of torturing cat by ‘biting and squeezing’ it
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