resisting

Phonetic Respelling: [ ri-zist ]

Definition:

v. to refuse to give in to; to withstand; to work or fight against.

Sentence:

The workers are resisting the new rules.

More example sentences:

The workers are resisting the new rules.

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What was one of the means of resisting dehumanizing?

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Whose mind was resisting control?

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Synonyms:

withstand; combat; cross; defy; fight; oppose

Antonyms:

accept; tolerate

How many syllables in resisting?

3 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide resisting into syllables:

re-sist-ing

Resisting rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- listing
- thristing
- twisting
Three Syllable Rhymes
- assisting
- consisting
- delisting
- enlisting
- existing
- insisting
- persisting
- resisting
Four Syllable Rhymes
- coexisting
- preexisting

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