clutching
Definitions
Verb
- Take hold of; grab
- Hold firmly, usually with one's hands
- Affect
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Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "clutching".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | according | 3 | 140 |
| 2 | carrying | 3 | 71 |
| 3 | cleaning | 2 | 37 |
| 4 | covering | 3 | 32 |
| 5 | exciting | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | closing | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | crossing | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | clothing | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | camping | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | screaming | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | claiming | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | clearing | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | cracking | 2 | 15 |
| 14 | accounting | 3 | 12 |
| 15 | counting | 2 | 12 |
| 16 | scratching | 2 | 12 |
| 17 | acquiring | 3 | 11 |
| 18 | climbing | 2 | 11 |
| 19 | coupling | 2 | 9 |
| 20 | accusing | 3 | 8 |
| 21 | crawling | 2 | 8 |
| 22 | creeping | 2 | 8 |
| 23 | clinging | 2 | 7 |
| 24 | coloring | 3 | 7 |
| 25 | crashing | 2 | 7 |
| 26 | cruising | 2 | 7 |
| 27 | crushing | 2 | 7 |
| 28 | scraping | 2 | 7 |
| 29 | screeching | 2 | 7 |
| 30 | squatting | 2 | 7 |
| 31 | carving | 2 | 6 |
| 32 | clapping | 2 | 6 |
| 33 | costing | 2 | 6 |
| 34 | exceeding | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | caressing | 3 | 5 |
| 36 | creaking | 2 | 5 |
| 37 | crowding | 2 | 5 |
| 38 | screening | 2 | 5 |
| 39 | casting | 2 | 4 |
| 40 | quitting | 2 | 4 |
| 41 | squeezing | 2 | 4 |
| 42 | calving | 2 | 3 |
| 43 | carping | 2 | 3 |
| 44 | catering | 3 | 3 |
| 45 | courting | 2 | 3 |
| 46 | crouching | 2 | 3 |
| 47 | crowning | 2 | 3 |
| 48 | equating | 3 | 3 |
| 49 | quoting | 2 | 3 |
| 50 | scrubbing | 2 | 3 |
| 51 | carousing | 3 | 2 |
| 52 | clogging | 2 | 2 |
| 53 | craving | 2 | 2 |
| 54 | scolding | 2 | 2 |
| 55 | accosting | 3 | 1 |
| 56 | careening | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | clicking | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | clocking | 2 | 1 |
| 59 | clowning | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | clucking | 2 | 1 |
| 61 | coaxing | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | copying | 3 | 1 |
| 63 | corning | 2 | 1 |
| 64 | corralling | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | coursing | 2 | 1 |
| 66 | croaking | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | crooning | 2 | 1 |
| 68 | cropping | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | curing | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | equipping | 3 | 1 |
| 71 | kipling | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | quaking | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | quelling | 2 | 1 |
| 74 | scalding | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | scattering | 3 | 1 |
| 76 | squashing | 2 | 1 |
| 77 | squeaking | 2 | 1 |
| 78 | squealing | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | squirting | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | acceding | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | accessing | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | acclaiming | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | acquitting | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | auctioning | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | canoeing | 3 | 0 |
| 86 | careering | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | carling | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | carting | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | clanging | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | clashing | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | classing | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | clausing | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | clipping | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | cloaking | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | cloning | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | clotting | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | clouding | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | clubbing | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | coasting | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | coercing | 3 | 0 |
| 101 | cording | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | corking | 2 | 0 |
| 103 | cozying | 3 | 0 |
| 104 | cramming | 2 | 0 |
| 105 | crating | 2 | 0 |
| 106 | cribbing | 2 | 0 |
| 107 | cuddling | 2 | 0 |
| 108 | equaling | 3 | 0 |
| 109 | excelling | 3 | 0 |
| 110 | kayaking | 3 | 0 |
| 111 | keasling | 2 | 0 |
| 112 | keesling | 2 | 0 |
| 113 | kelting | 2 | 0 |
| 114 | kersting | 2 | 0 |
| 115 | kesting | 2 | 0 |
| 116 | kettering | 3 | 0 |
| 117 | kiesling | 2 | 0 |
| 118 | kiessling | 2 | 0 |
| 119 | kissling | 2 | 0 |
| 120 | klausing | 2 | 0 |
| 121 | koshering | 3 | 0 |
| 122 | kreiling | 2 | 0 |
| 123 | quashing | 2 | 0 |
| 124 | quilling | 2 | 0 |
| 125 | quiring | 2 | 0 |
| 126 | quizzing | 2 | 0 |
| 127 | scalping | 2 | 0 |
| 128 | scorching | 2 | 0 |
| 129 | scrapping | 2 | 0 |
| 130 | skimping | 2 | 0 |
| 131 | skulking | 2 | 0 |
| 132 | squaring | 2 | 0 |
| 133 | squawking | 2 | 0 |
| 134 | squirming | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "clutching".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | clothing | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | catching | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | clutch | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | launching | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | crouching | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | lurching | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | clucking | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | sleuthing | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | cutchin | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | lunching | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | latching | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | cutchins | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | couching | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | slouching | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | hutchings | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | crunching | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | clinching | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | catchings | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | blotching | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | lusting | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "clutching" in a sentence.
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|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "clutching" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "clutching" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "clutching".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 134
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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