Definition of suppressing

"suppressing" in the verb sense

1. suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer

bring under control by force or authority

"suppress a nascent uprising"

"stamp down on littering"

"conquer one's desires"

2. oppress, suppress, crush

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

"The government oppresses political activists"

3. inhibit, bottle up, suppress

consciously restrain from showing of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

"suppress a smile"

"he let his anger bottle up until he exploded"

4. suppress, repress

put out of one's consciousness

5. suppress

lessen to the point of stopping

"suppress a yawn"

"this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"

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Quotations for suppressing

Her eye (I am very fond of handsome eyes).
Was large and dark, suppressing half its fire
Until she spoke, then through its soft disguise
Flashed an expression more of pride than ire,
And love than either; and there would arise,
A something in them which was not desire,
But would have been, perhaps, but for the soul,
Which struggled through and chastened down the whole. [ Byron ]

Suppressing love is but opposing the natural dictates of the heart. [ Goldsmith ]

suppressing in Scrabble®

The word suppressing 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: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters suppressing:

SUPPRESSING
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (31 words)

guppies, gussies, ingress, insures, issuers, nippers, pepsins, pigpens, pingers, pressup, purines, pursing, pussier, pussies, resigns, respins, reusing, signers, singers, sinuses, sippers, snipers, snipper, springs, spurges, sunrise, suppers, supping, suspire, uprisen, uprises

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word suppressing

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

SUPPRESSING
(171)
SUPPRESSING
(153)
SUPPRESSING
(114)
SUPPRESSING
(102)
PIGPENS
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PRESSUP
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PINGERS
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GUPPIES
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UPRISEN
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suppressing in Words With Friends™

The word suppressing 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: 21

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

SUPPRESSING
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (31 words)

guppies, gussies, ingress, insures, issuers, nippers, pepsins, pigpens, pingers, pressup, purines, pursing, pussier, pussies, resigns, respins, reusing, signers, singers, sinuses, sippers, snipers, snipper, springs, spurges, sunrise, suppers, supping, suspire, uprisen, uprises

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word suppressing

SUPPRESSING
(279)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In suppressing

SUPPRESSING
(279)
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(225)
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(225)
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(174)
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(138)
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PINGERS
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SUSPIRE
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