Uh... How's that working?
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Working
//ˈwɜːkɪŋ//
Synonyms for "working" (213 found)
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Closest matches (43)
Strong matches (64)
culturedeciphermentdecodingdenouementdeterminationdiastaticdirectiondisentanglementdoingdraftdressingdrivingdrudgingdynamicelectrolysisemploymentendend resultengagedenzymic
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executionexerciseexplanationexploitationfallowingfermentfermentationfermentingfindingfinding-outfull of businessfunctionfurrowinggoinggoing ongrindinggrubbinghandlinghard at ithard at workhardworkingharrowinghoeinghydrogenationimpermanentin actionin exercisein forcein handin harnessin operationin playin practicein processin the worksinactioninterpretationisomerism
Adjective(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (106)
issuelaboringleaveninglistinglivemanagementmanipulationmaterialisticmetamerismmetamerizationmoneymakingmovemovementsmovingnitrationoccupationoccupiedon dutyon footon job
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on the fireon the goon the hopon the jobon the jumpon the moveon the runongoingoperancyoperatingoperationoperationaloperationsoutcomeoxidationoxidizationpeggingperformanceperformingphosphatizationplayploddingplowingpluggingpolymerismpolymerizationposition isomerismpracticepracticingpraxisprosaicpruningraisingrealisticreasonreductionresolutionresolvingresponsibilityresultriddlingrunningsaturizationserviceableservingslavingsloggingsolutionsolvingsorting outsteeringstrainingstrivingstrugglingsweatingswingthinningtied uptillingtoilingunravelingunriddlingunscramblingunspinninguntanglinguntwistingunweavingupshotusingutilitarianutilizationweedingworkadayworkdayworking-outworkingsyeasty
Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
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causes desire
3 entriesderived
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derived from
1 entriesform of
1 entrieshas a
1 entrieshas context
1 entrieshas prerequisite
6 entrieshas subevent
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is a
3 entriesrelated to
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similar
9 entriesused for
36 entriesShowing 16 of 36 words.
Translations
67 translations across 17 languages.
Armenian
4 entries- աշխատանքային adj (suffices but requires additional work)
- աշխատանքային adj (of or relating to employment)
- աշխատող adj (functioning)
- աշխատող adj (in paid employment)
Bulgarian
4 entries- работен adj (suffices but requires additional work)
- работещ adj (functioning)
- работещ adj (in paid employment)
- работнически adj (of or relating to employment)
Danish
2 entries- erhvervsaktiv adj (in paid employment)
- fungerende adj (functioning)
Esperanto
1 entries- funkcianta adj (functioning)
Finnish
4 entries- keskeneräinen adj (suffices but requires additional work)
- riittävä adj (enough to allow one to use something)
- toimiva adj (functioning)
- työ adj (suffices but requires additional work)
French
1 entries- fonctionnement noun (method of operation)
Georgian
1 entries- მუშა adj (functioning)
German
1 entries- Ansatz noun (method of operation)
Italian
2 entries- funzionante adj (functioning)
- lavorativo adj (of or relating to employment)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- yrkesaktiv adj (in paid employment)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- yrkesaktiv adj (in paid employment)
Polish
2 entries- roboczy adj (suffices but requires additional work)
- roboczy adj (of or relating to employment)
Portuguese
3 entries- funcional adj (functioning)
- funcionamento noun (method of operation)
- serviço noun (operation; action)
Romanian
1 entries- funcțional adj (functioning)
Russian
4 entries- рабо́чий adj (functioning)
- работающая adj (in paid employment)
- работающее adj (in paid employment)
- работающие adj (in paid employment)
Spanish
4 entries- bosquejado adj (suffices but requires additional work)
- básico adj (suffices but requires additional work)
- esbozado adj (suffices but requires additional work)
- provisional adj (suffices but requires additional work)
Swedish
1 entries- fungerande adj (functioning)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
He's not working much at the moment.
Source: tatoeba (6022)
You are working too hard. Take it easy for a while.
Source: tatoeba (15878)
What's new with you? How is your new job working out?
Source: tatoeba (17352)
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