Deferring

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Deferring

verb

To delay or postpone
"We're going to defer the decision until we have all the facts."
After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
To delay, to wait.

verb

To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority.
To render, to offer.

noun

Deferral

Anagrams of Deferring

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "deferring":

8-LETTER WORDS

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7-LETTER WORDS

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6-LETTER WORDS

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Rhyming Words

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