Temporizing

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

Scrabble:25 ptsWWF:29 pts11 letters

Definition of Temporizing

verb

To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes in order to reach a compromise or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time.
To apply a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed.
To comply with the time or occasion; to humor, or yield to, the current of opinion or circumstances; also, to trim, as between two parties.
To delay; to procrastinate.
To comply; to agree.

noun

The act of one who temporizes, or acts evasively.

Anagrams of Temporizing

Words You Can Make

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

9-LETTER WORDS

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8-LETTER WORDS

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7-LETTER WORDS

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