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Definitions for allowing
al·low·ing

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Webster Dictionary

  1. Allowing

    of Allow

Editors Contribution

  1. Allowingverb

    Verb form of the word allow.

    The couple were allowing each of their nieces and nephews to bring a friend to the wedding to celebrate their marriage.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 11, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'allowing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2359

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'allowing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4410

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of allowing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of allowing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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  1. New York:

    He’s got a series of steps by league mandate he has to go through, so we’ll wait patiently and get the other guys ready as we wait on him. Hopefully, he’s out there to play. We won’t have a definite answer on that until much later in the week. The Rams should be well-rested as their previous game was Thursday, a 26-17 win in Seattle. The Rams have allowed the fewest sacks (four) in the NFL this season. The Giants has been good in this area, allowing eight sacks (tie for fifth-lowest). The over-under of 47.5 is the lowest for a Rams game this season. Rams coach Sean McVay is 2-2 in games after a Thursday night contest. The NFC West is a successful passing division. The Seahawks lead the NFL in yards per passing attempt (9.3), followed by the Cardinals and Rams at 9.2 The Giants are eighth at 8.1. SUN 1:00 PMNFLSPREADTO WINTOTALLOS ANGELES RAMS-9.5-500o49.0NEW YORK GIANTS+9.5+380u49. LOS ANGELES RAMS @ NEW YORK GIANTS (1 p.m. ET Sunday, FOX)Point spread:Rams -10.5 (favored to win by more 10.5 than points, otherwise Giants cover)Moneyline:Rams -556 favorite to win (bet $10 to win $11.80 total); Giants +425 underdog to win (bet $10 to win $52.50 total)Total scoring over/under:47.5 points scored by both teams combined Pick via FOX Sports' Colin Cowherd:.

  2. Reed Okura:

    The secret has been allowing him to be a cat - hunting and getting plenty of love.

  3. Kelsey Meyer:

    When we started Influence Co., there was a lot that I didn’t know, instead of allowing my lack of knowledge to hold me back, I used it to my advantage to connect with, and ask for, help from established leaders and others in the industry. People are receptive when you’re humble and willing to learn. Some of our first clients were actually people I reached out to when we started the company.

  4. Dipa Karmakar:

    My coach (Bisweshwar Nandi) was frightened when I first started doing the vault because he thought I could break my neck or end up dead but I was eager to try and push the boundaries, sir (Nandi) even got a telling off from the team’s foreign coach for allowing me to perform this vault because it was too risky. But my coach and I felt we had to take some risks if we wanted to compete with the best.

  5. Yoshinori Shigemi:

    While the market was left with uncertainty on how far the yuan will fall, the Chinese central bank's action was taken as a signal that it does not intend to keep allowing the yuan to fall.

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