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Term: controlling

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "controlling": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. controlling

controlling

Definitions

Verb

  1. Exercise authoritative control or power over
  2. Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
  3. Handle and cause to function
  4. Control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
  5. Check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
  6. Verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
  7. Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
  8. Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "controlling".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 controlling 3 23

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "controlling".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 considering 4 47
2 consisting 3 27
3 questioning 3 21
4 accompanying 5 17
5 completing 3 13
6 conducting 3 13
7 consulting 3 13
8 computing 3 11
9 convincing 3 11
10 concluding 3 8
11 cooperating 5 7
12 accelerating 5 6
13 complaining 3 5
14 extracting 3 4
15 accomplishing 4 3
16 clarifying 4 3
17 comprising 3 3
18 accommodating 5 2
19 confusing 3 2
20 consorting 3 2
21 contacting 3 2
22 correlating 4 2
23 crumbling 3 2
24 economizing 5 2
25 expediting 4 2
26 classifying 4 1
27 coinciding 4 1
28 compounding 3 1
29 compressing 3 1
30 condensing 3 1
31 confounding 3 1
32 consenting 3 1
33 contending 3 1
34 convicting 3 1
35 corroborating 5 1
36 executing 4 1
37 extirpating 4 1
38 qualifying 4 1
39 scrambling 3 1
40 castrating 3 0
41 cataloging 4 0
42 cataloguing 4 0
43 chronicling 3 0
44 clearcutting 3 0
45 clendening 3 0
46 clendenning 3 0
47 cohabiting 4 0
48 commissioning 4 0
49 composting 3 0
50 concocting 3 0
51 conforming 3 0
52 conspiring 3 0
53 contesting 3 0
54 copycatting 4 0
55 costcutting 3 0
56 countersuing 4 0
57 excavating 4 0
58 screenwriting 3 0
59 skateboarding 3 0
60 skyrocketing 4 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "controlling".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 control 2 223
2 cooling 2 42
3 controlled 2 39
4 controls 2 30
5 rolling 2 19
6 counting 2 12
7 controller 3 9
8 strolling 2 4
9 patrolling 3 3
10 enrolling 3 1
11 consoling 3 1
12 corralling 3 1
13 trolling 2 0
14 unrolling 3 0
15 tolling 2 0
16 colling 2 0
17 trollinger 3 0
18 countering 3 0
19 trilling 2 0
20 rollings 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "controlling" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "controlling" in a sentence.

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Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "controlling" in the same piece of text.

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Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "controlling".

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 8

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 60

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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