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Term: draining

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

  1. Term
  2. draining

draining

Definitions

Verb

  1. Flow off gradually
  2. Deplete of resources
  3. Empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
  4. Make weak
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "draining".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 draining 2 3

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "draining".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 driving 2 53
2 dancing 2 43
3 dressing 2 22
4 darling 2 17
5 dropping 2 16
6 dragging 2 15
7 dwelling 2 13
8 adopting 3 11
9 dreaming 2 11
10 denying 3 10
11 drilling 2 10
12 addressing 3 9
13 admitting 3 8
14 dripping 2 7
15 dusting 2 6
16 admiring 3 4
17 decaying 3 4
18 deriving 3 4
19 drowning 2 4
20 drumming 2 4
21 dumping 2 4
22 adapting 3 3
23 advising 3 3
24 defying 3 2
25 delving 2 2
26 denting 2 2
27 darting 2 1
28 deferring 3 1
29 dialing 3 1
30 differing 3 1
31 drooping 2 1
32 drugging 2 1
33 edifying 4 1
34 addicting 3 0
35 adhering 3 0
36 adorning 3 0
37 dairying 3 0
38 damping 2 0
39 daunting 2 0
40 dawdling 2 0
41 delaying 3 0
42 demurring 3 0
43 deterring 3 0
44 dettling 2 0
45 diapering 3 0
46 dickering 3 0
47 dierking 3 0
48 dieting 3 0
49 dithering 3 0
50 dizzying 3 0
51 doddering 3 0
52 draping 2 0
53 dreading 2 0
54 dredging 2 0
55 dreiling 2 0
56 drenning 2 0
57 droning 2 0
58 drooling 2 0
59 drubbing 2 0
60 duckling 2 0
61 duensing 2 0
62 duling 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 training 2 156
2 drinking 2 48
3 remaining 3 41
4 raising 2 34
5 ranging 2 30
6 dining 2 28
7 raining 2 7
8 straining 2 7
9 retaining 3 7
10 rinsing 2 5
11 ranking 2 5
12 regaining 3 3
13 rationing 3 3
14 ruining 3 1
15 spraining 2 0
16 ordaining 3 0
17 detaining 3 0
18 derailing 3 0
19 reining 2 0
20 ranting 2 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 counter 2 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 drowning 2 4
2 drenning 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 4

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 62

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 1

Consonant Matches: 2

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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