Definition of retarding

"retarding" in the verb sense

1. retard

cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate

"This drug will retard your heart rate"

2. retard

be delayed

3. check, retard, delay

slow the growth or development of

"The brain damage will retard the child's language development"

4. decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard

lose velocity move more slowly

"The car decelerated"

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Quotations for retarding

With what a heavy and retarding weight
Does expectation load the wing of time. [ Mason ]

retarding in Scrabble®

The word retarding 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: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters retarding:

RETARDING
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (33 words)

angrier, darting, deraign, detrain, dragnet, drainer, earring, gnarred, grained, grainer, grander, granite, granted, granter, grinder, ingrate, randier, rangier, reading, rearing, regrant, regrind, retrain, tangier, tardier, tarried, tarring, tearing, terrain, tradein, trading, trained, trainer

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word retarding

RETARDING
(117)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In retarding

RETARDING
(117)
RETARDING
(108)
READING
(86 = 36 + 50)
GRINDER
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GRANDER
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INGRATE
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GRAINER
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GRANTER
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RANDIER
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TARRING
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RANGIER
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GRANITE
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TARDIER
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GRANDER
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retarding in Words With Friends™

The word retarding 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: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters retarding:

RETARDING
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (33 words)

angrier, darting, deraign, detrain, dragnet, drainer, earring, gnarred, grained, grainer, grander, granite, granted, granter, grinder, ingrate, randier, rangier, reading, rearing, regrant, regrind, retrain, tangier, tardier, tarried, tarring, tearing, terrain, tradein, trading, trained, trainer

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word retarding

RETARDING
(171)
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(102)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In retarding

RETARDING
(171)
RETARDING
(102)
DRAGNET
(92 = 57 + 35)
DARTING
(92 = 57 + 35)
REGRIND
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GRANTED
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DRAGNET
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GRAINED
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TRADING
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READING
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GRANDER
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GRINDER
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DERAIGN
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RETARDING
(90)
REGRANT
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GRANTER
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INGRATE
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TARRING
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TANGIER
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TANGIER
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ANGRIER
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GRANITE
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RANGIER
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Words within the letters of retarding

2 letter words in retarding (12 words)

8 letter words in retarding (3 words)

9 letter words in retarding (Anagrams) (2 words)

retarding + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence retarding

Words that start with retarding (1 word)

Words with retarding in them (1 word)

Words that end with retarding (1 word)

Word Growth involving retarding

Shorter words in retarding

in din ding

ta eta retard

re retard

ar tar retard

ta tar retard

Longer words containing retarding

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