abusing
Definitions
Verb
- Treat badly
- Change the inherent purpose or function of something
- Use foul or abusive language towards
- Use wrongly or improperly or excessively
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | using | 2 | 145 |
| 2 | causing | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | amusing | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | bursting | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | accusing | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | brushing | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | pausing | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | blushing | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | arousing | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | bruising | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | bustling | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | busing | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | ambushing | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | busting | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | bussing | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | buesing | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | klausing | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | clausing | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | bushings | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | abutting | 3 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 125
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.
📰 This Word in the News:
FIR on inebriated man for verbally abusing, filming traffic police on duty in Mumbai
Nov 5, 2026 The Times of India
Nov 5, 2026 The Times of India
‘Abusing and Threatening and Harassing’: Inside the Collapse of Leo Terrell’s DOJ Antisemitism Task Force
Oct 28, 2026 The Harvard Crimson
Oct 28, 2026 The Harvard Crimson
Trial of nine men accused of abusing woman drugged and raped by husband begins
Nov 2, 2026 The Guardian
Nov 2, 2026 The Guardian
Column | I want to tell my cousin what her mom did to me 50 years ago. Am I too late?
Nov 5, 2026 The Washington Post
Nov 5, 2026 The Washington Post
Former Jessamine County attorney pleads guilty to abusing public trust, misconduct
Nov 6, 2026 FOX 56 News
Nov 6, 2026 FOX 56 News
Former Hornell Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life for Sexually Abusing Two Children
Nov 5, 2026 WENY News
Nov 5, 2026 WENY News

