Meaning
- (verb) To prevent something from happening.
- (verb) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
- (verb) To distract someone from something.
Synonyms
Letter breakdown
- Deterring contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Connected words
Other 9-letter words
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- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with DET
- detach
- detachable
- detached
- detaches
- detaching
- detachment
- detachments
- detail
- detailed
- detailing
- details
- detain
- detained
- detainee
- detainees
- detaining
- detainment
- detains
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Words ending with ING
Words from these letters
- interred
- trendier
- grinder
- integer
- nerdier
- reigned
- retired
- retried
- tireder
- treeing
- denier
- dieter
- edgier
- entire
- erring
- gender
- girder
- girted
- regent
- regret
- reined
- render
- rented
- renter
- retire
- ringed
- ringer
- teeing
- tender
- tinder
- tinged
- deign
- deter
- diner
- direr
- dirge
- drier
- edger
- egret
- eider
- enter
- erred
- genie
- genre
- greed
- green
- greet
- grind
- inert
- inter
- niter
- reign
- rider
- ridge
- tiger
- tinge
- tired
- treed
- trend
Reader questions
What does Deterring mean?
To prevent something from happening.
How many letters are in Deterring?
Deterring has 9 letters.
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