protecting

/pɹətˈɛktɪŋ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort
   “the protecting blanket of snow”

Synonyms for protecting

• protective

Words that rhyme with protecting

• unsuspecting
• affecting
• collecting
• detecting
• directing
• erecting
• intersecting
• projecting
• reflecting
• connecting
• correcting
• defecting
• deflecting
• disconnecting
• disrespecting
• dissecting
• effecting
• ejecting
• electing
• expecting
• infecting
• injecting
• inspecting
• neglecting
• objecting
• perfecting
• prospecting
• recollecting
• reconnecting
• redirecting