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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| broken | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| lame | / | Noun, Verb | 
| crippled | /x | Verb, Adjective | 
| unfit | x/ | Adjective, Verb | 
| start | / | Verb, Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| go | / | Adverb, Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| get going | //x | Phrase, Adjective, Verb | 
| curtailing | x/x | Verb | 
| stopping | /x | Verb | 
| impeding | x/x | Verb | 
| preventing | x/x | Verb | 
| reversing | x/x | Verb | 
| slowing | /x | Verb | 
| delaying | x/x | Verb | 
| accelerating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| interrupting | xx/x | Verb | 
| hampering | /xx | Verb | 
| hindering | /xx | Verb | 
| curbing | /x | Verb | 
| inhibiting | x/xx | Verb | 
| stalling | /x | Noun | 
| faltering | /xx | Adjective | 
| restricting | x/x | Verb | 
| thwarting | /x | Noun | 
| forestalling | x/x | Verb | 
| resuming | x/x | Verb | 
| terminating | /xxx | Verb | 
| advancing | x/x | Verb | 
| punctuating | /xxx | Verb | 
| hastening | /xx | Verb | 
| blocking | /x | Verb | 
| suppressing | x/x | Verb | 
| postponing | x/x | Verb | 
| prohibiting | x/xx | Verb | 
| facilitating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| pausing | /x | Verb | 
| disrupting | x/x | Verb | 
| initiating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| reducing | x/x | Verb | 
| rapid | /x | Adjective | 
| bypassing | /xx | Verb | 
| spurring | /x | Verb | 
| expediting | /xxx | Verb | 
| obstructing | x/x | Verb | 
| ceasing | /x | Verb | 
| countering | /xx | Verb | 
| limiting | /xx | Verb | 
| nullifying | /xxx | Verb | 
| eradicating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| restarting | x/x | Verb | 
| effecting | x/x | Verb | 
| aiding | /x | Verb | 
| undermining | /xxx | Noun | 
| annihilating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| shutting | /x | Verb | 
| dislodging | x/x | Verb | 
| augmenting | /xx | Verb | 
| precluding | x/x | Verb | 
| forbidding | x/x | Verb | 
| bolstering | /xx | Verb | 
| sustaining | x/x | Adjective | 
| averting | x/x | Verb | 
| approving | x/x | Verb | 
| permitting | x/x | Verb | 
| boosting | /x | Verb | 
| sabotaging | /xxx | Verb | 
| continuing | x/xx | Verb | 
| resumption | x/x | Noun | 
| retarding | x/x | Noun | 
| outlawing | /xx | Noun | 
| inducing | x/x | Adjective | 
| disallowing | xx/x | Verb | 
| stemming | /x | Verb | 
| prolonging | x/x | Verb | 
| threatening | /xx | Adjective | 
| suspending | x/x | Verb | 
| controlling | x/x | Verb | 
| barring | /x | Verb | 
| enjoining | x/x | Verb | 
| intervening | xx/x | Noun | 
| discouraging | x/xx | Adjective | 
| combating | x/x | Verb | 
| triggering | /xx | Verb | 
| impairing | x/x | Verb | 
| withdrawing | x/x | Verb | 
| counteracting | xx/x | Verb | 
| restrain | x/ | Verb | 
| abandoning | x/xx | Verb | 
| avoiding | x/x | Verb | 
| characterizing | /xxxx | Verb | 
| stifle | /x | Verb | 
| jeopardizing | /xxx | Verb | 
| lowering | /xx | Verb | 
| softening | /xx | Noun | 
| cessation | x/x | Noun | 
| eliminating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| intercepting | xx/x | Verb | 
| resorting | x/x | Verb | 
| desultory | /xxx | Adjective | 
| weakening | /xx | Noun | 
| circumventing | xx/x | Verb | 
| undercutting | /xxx | Noun | 
| scuttling | /xx | Noun | 
| reviving | x/x | Verb | 
| obliterating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| leading | /x | Verb | 
| forcible | /xx | Adjective | 
| forcing | /x | Verb | 
| punishing | /xx | Verb | 
| reinstating | xx/x | Verb | 
| altering | /xx | Verb | 
| canceling | /xx | Verb | 
| supporting | x/x | Verb | 
| necessitating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| affecting | x/x | Verb | 
| authorizing | /xxx | Verb | 
| issuing | /xx | Verb | 
| quelling | /x | Verb | 
| diverting | x/x | Verb | 
| improving | x/x | Verb | 
| abrupt | x/ | Adjective | 
| surreptitious | xx/x | Adjective | 
| intensifying | x/xxx | Verb | 
| regulating | /xxx | Verb | 
| arresting | x/x | Verb | 
| banning | /x | Noun | 
| mimicking | /xx | Verb | 
| retreating | x/x | Verb | 
| interfering | xx/x | Verb | 
| inexorable | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| mandating | /xx | Verb | 
| reverting | x/x | Verb | 
| deferring | x/x | Verb | 
| shaky | /x | Adjective | 
| tremulous | /xx | Adjective | 
| backward | /x | Adjective | 
| sluggish | /x | Adjective | 
| hacking | /x | Noun | 
| rambling | /x | Noun | 
| reticent | /xx | Adjective | 
| fazed | / | Verb | 
| unsteady | x/x | Adjective | 
| reluctant | x/x | Adjective | 
| infirm | x/ | Noun | 
| uncertain | x/x | Adjective | 
| dismounting | xxx | Noun | 
| offensive | x/x | Noun | 
| scanning | /x | Noun | 
| attempts | x/ | Verb | 
| fashion | /x | Noun | 
| adjournment | x/x | Noun | 
| adopting | x/x | Verb | 
| alleviation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| apprehending | xx/x | Noun | 
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| blackout | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| braking | /x | Noun | 
| busiest | /xx | Adjective | 
| closing | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| containing | x/x | Noun | 
| convenient | x/x | Adjective | 
| detaining | x/x | Noun | 
| detention | x/x | Noun | 
| deterring | x/x | Verb | 
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| disappearance | xx/x | Noun | 
| discontinuance | xx/xx | Noun | 
| discontinuing | xx/xx | Verb | 
| driest | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| easing | /x | Noun | 
| ending | /x | Noun | 
| halfway | // | Adverb, Noun | 
| hatching | /x | Noun | 
| hesitant | /xx | Adjective | 
| intermediate | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| judgement | /x | Noun | 
| judgment | /x | Noun | 
| lapse | / | Noun, Verb | 
| narrowest | /xx | Adjective | 
| nicest | /x | Adjective | 
| outage | /x | Noun | 
| passing | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| preaching | /x | Noun | 
| preordained | xx/ | Adjective | 
| privation | x/x | Noun | 
| propitious | x/x | Adjective | 
| quitting | /x | Noun | 
| resting | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| ruling | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| sinking | /x | Adjective | 
| stoppage | /x | Noun | 
| suspension | x/x | Noun | 
| termination | xx/x | Noun | 
| wavering | /xx | Adjective | 
| winning | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| yielding | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| get | / | Verb, Noun | 
| save | / | Verb, Noun | 
| fall | / | Verb, Noun | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| tell | / | Verb, Noun | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
