defying
verbHow many syllables in defying?
There are 3 syllables in the word defying.How to pronounce defying:
Definition of defying:
- defying (verb):
- to resist openly and boldly
- to confront with assured power of resistance disregard
Synonyms for defying:
dismissing
disobeying
disregarding
fighting
ignoring
mocking
opposing
rebelling (against)
rejecting
resisting
violating
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- variant
- noticing
- expiry
- unbidden
- self-centered
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- anyhow
- advertise
- visceral
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- maralah
- awfulness
- unhopeful
- paralleled
- Fotina
- envelop
- commandeered
- captivates
- vitally
- renewal
- phlebogram
- equating
- deflagrate
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- toboggan
- repulses
- janitor
- insipid
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- scriptwriter
- saluter
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