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Definition of repressing

"repressing" in the verb sense

1. repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce

put down by force or intimidation

"The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"

"China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"

"The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

2. repress

impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of

3. smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress

suppress in order to conceal or hide

"smother a yawn"

"muffle one's anger"

"strangle a laugh"

"repress a cry of fear"

4. suppress, repress

put out of one's consciousness

5. repress

block the action of

"the process of repressing gene transcription"

"repressing" in the adjective sense

1. inhibitory, repressive, repressing

restrictive of action

"a repressive regime"

"an overly strict and inhibitory discipline"

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repressing in Scrabble®

The word repressing is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters repressing:

REPRESSING

(126)

REPRESSING

(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (28 words)

genesis, girners, greisen, gripers, ingress, peering, penises, pingers, presser, regress, regrips, reigner, repiner, repines, repress, reprise, rerinse, resigns, respins, respire, ringers, rinsers, seeping, signees, signers, singers, snipers, springs

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In repressing

REPRESSING

(126)

REPRESSING

(126)

PINGERS

(90 = 40 + 50)

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(90 = 40 + 50)

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(86 = 36 + 50)

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(86 = 36 + 50)

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(86 = 36 + 50)

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SEEPING

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(86 = 36 + 50)

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PRESSER

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PEERING

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SIGNEES

(82 = 32 + 50)

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RESIGNS

(77 = 27 + 50)

REPRISE

(77 = 27 + 50)

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repressing in Words With Friends™

The word repressing is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters repressing:

REPRESSING

(180)

REPRESSING

(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (28 words)

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word repressing

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In repressing

REPRESSING

(180)

REPRESSING

(180)

PINGERS

(110 = 75 + 35)

SEEPING

(110 = 75 + 35)

REPRESSING

(108)

REPRESSING

(108)

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(104 = 69 + 35)

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SEEPING

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INGRESS

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SIGNERS

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GIRNERS

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GREISEN

(89 = 54 + 35)

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REGRIPS

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PEERING

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RESPINS

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REPRESSING

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SPRINGS

(80 = 45 + 35)

SPRINGS

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RESPINS

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REPINER

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SNIPERS

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REPINER

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REPINER

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(79 = 44 + 35)

RESPINS

(79 = 44 + 35)

REPRESSING

(78)

PRESSER

(77 = 42 + 35)

PINGERS

(77 = 42 + 35)

SIGNEES

(77 = 42 + 35)

GIRNERS

(77 = 42 + 35)

RINSERS

(77 = 42 + 35)

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GENESIS

(77 = 42 + 35)

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SIGNERS

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RESPIRE

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Words within the letters of repressing

2 letter words in repressing (6 words)

en in is pe pi re

3 letter words in repressing (23 words)

ens erg err ess gee gin ins ire nip peg pen per pie pig pin pis psi rig rip see sin sip sir

4 letter words in repressing (39 words)

ergs gees gene gins girn grin grip ires nips peer pegs pens pier pies pigs pine ping pins psis rein rigs ring ripe rips rise seen seep seer sees sere sign sine sing sins sips sire sirs snip spin

5 letter words in repressing (55 words)

6 letter words in repressing (47 words)

7 letter words in repressing (28 words)

genesis girners greisen gripers ingress peering penises pingers presser regress regrips reigner repiner repines repress reprise rerinse resigns respins respire ringers rinsers seeping signees signers singers snipers springs

8 letter words in repressing (11 words)

greisens prerinse pressing reigners repiners reprises rerinses respires respring ripeness springer

9 letter words in repressing (3 words)

prerinses resprings springers

10 letter words in repressing (1 word)

repressing

repressing + 2 blanks (10 words)

corepressing depressuring derepressing overpressing panegyrisers prestressing reexpressing reoppressing repercussing reprocessing

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Words containing the sequence repressing

Words that start with repressing (1 word)

repressing

Words with repressing in them (1 word)

repressing

Words that end with repressing (4 words)

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Word Growth involving repressing

Shorter words in repressing

ess press pressing

re press pressing

in sin sing pressing

ess press repress

re press repress

Longer words containing repressing

corepressing

derepressing

nonrepressing