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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| forbear | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| abstain | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| desist | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| chorus | /x | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| repeating | x/x | Verb |
| exhortation | xx/x | Noun |
| ditty | /x | Noun |
| admonishing | x/xx | Verb |
| admonition | xx/x | Noun |
| harping | /x | Noun |
| chant | / | Noun |
| phrase | / | Noun |
| echoing | /xx | Verb |
| reiteration | xxx/x | Noun |
| singing | /x | Noun |
| scolding | /x | Noun |
| catchy | /x | Adjective |
| shouting | /x | Verb |
| repetition | xx/x | Noun |
| drumbeat | /x | Noun |
| wailing | /x | Noun |
| whining | /x | Verb |
| moralizing | /xxx | Noun |
| song | / | Noun |
| lyric | /x | Noun |
| imploring | x/x | Noun |
| cautioning | /xx | Verb |
| repetitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| prattle | /x | Noun |
| melody | /xx | Noun |
| lament | x/ | Noun |
| plaintive | /x | Adjective |
| repetitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| murmuring | /xx | Verb |
| singsong | /x | Noun |
| humming | /x | Noun |
| reciting | x/x | Verb |
| whistling | /x | Verb |
| entreaty | x/x | Noun |
| stop | / | Noun |
| mournful | /x | Adjective |
| hear | / | Verb |
| riff | / | Noun |
| ballad | /x | Noun |
| mantra | /x | Noun |
| emphatic | x/x | Adjective |
| chiding | /x | Noun |
| repeatedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| hesitating | /xxx | Verb |
| reprise | x/ | Noun |
| chiming | /x | Noun |
| mocking | /x | Verb |
| crooning | /x | Noun |
| bleating | /x | Noun |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| shrieking | /x | Noun |
| warbling | /xx | Noun |
| clamor | /x | Noun |
| catchphrase | // | Noun |
| keening | /x | Noun |
| uttering | /xx | Verb |
| hollering | /xx | Verb |
| insistent | x/x | Adjective |
| taunting | /x | Verb |
| complaining | x/x | Verb |
| accompaniment | x/xx | Noun |
| hold | / | Noun |
| hold in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| restrain | x/ | Verb |
| hold back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keep from | // | Phrase, Verb |
| retain | x/ | Verb |
| retract | x/ | Verb |
| inhibit | x/x | Verb |
| keep back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keep | / | Verb |
| withhold | x/ | Verb |
| detain | x/ | Verb |
| stifle | /x | Verb |
| rein | / | Noun |
| contain | x/ | Verb |
| stay | / | Verb |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| abide | x/ | Verb |
| arrest | x/ | Noun |
| halt | / | Noun |
| rein in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| keep out of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| absent | /x | Adjective |
| stent | / | Noun |
| prevent | x/ | Verb |
| resist | x/ | Verb |
| rest | / | Noun |
| remit | x/ | Noun |
| pause | / | Noun |
| hold out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| revoke | x/ | Verb |
| keep out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| refuse | x/ | Noun |
| help | / | Noun |
| stint | / | Noun |
| choke back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| abridge | x/ | Verb |
| keep to oneself | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep under | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| hinder | /x | Verb |
| forbid | x/ | Verb |
| impound | x/ | Noun |
| retard | x/ | Verb |
| silence | /x | Noun |
| cut out | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| interdict | /xx | Noun |
| avert | x/ | Verb |
| refuge | /x | Noun |
| turn back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lay hold of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stand back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| delay | x/ | Noun |
| tendering | /xx | Verb |
| intervening | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| meddling | /xx | Verb |
| molesting | x/x | Verb |
| interfering | xx/x | Verb |
| harming | /x | Verb |
| criticising | /xxx | Verb |
| boasting | /x | Noun |
| coitus | /x | Noun |
| mentioning | /xx | Verb |
| donating | /xx | Verb |
| criticizing | /xxx | Verb |
| intercourse | /xx | Noun |
| indulging | x/x | Verb |
| commenting | /xx | Verb |
| abandon | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| abstention | x/x | Noun |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| avoidance | x/x | Noun |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| beware | x/ | Verb |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| cede | / | Verb |
| concede | x/ | Verb |
| consume | x/ | Verb |
| cry | / | Noun, Verb |
| deter | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| dirge | / | Noun, Verb |
| discontinue | xx/x | Verb |
| dispense | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| drill | / | Noun, Verb |
| eschew | x/ | Verb |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| forego | x/ | Verb |
| forgo | x/ | Verb |
| from | / | Verb |
| have | / | Verb, Noun |
| incantation | x//x | Noun |
| ingest | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| jingle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| keep off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keynote | /x | Noun, Verb |
| leave | / | Verb, Noun |
| let it go | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| litany | /xx | Noun |
| lullaby | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| motto | /x | Noun, Verb |
| move | / | Verb, Noun |
| music | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| plaint | / | Noun |
| punishing | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| quiet | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| quit | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| relinquish | x/x | Verb |
| renounce | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| requiem | /xx | Noun |
| rhyme | / | Noun, Verb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| shun | / | Verb |
| sit out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| slogan | /x | Noun |
| smoking | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| stand by | // | Phrase, Verb |
| story | /x | Noun, Verb |
| surrender | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| take | / | Verb, Noun |
| take in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| talking | /x | Noun |
| tune | / | Noun, Verb |
| verse | / | Noun, Verb |
| wait | / | Verb, Noun |
| waive | / | Verb, Noun |
| withdraw | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
