fending
Definitions
Verb
- Try to manage without help
- Withstand the force of something
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "fending".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "fending".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | following | 3 | 221 |
| 2 | finding | 2 | 53 |
| 3 | forming | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | farming | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | founding | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | freezing | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | forcing | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | floating | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | frowning | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | fixing | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | framing | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | fleeting | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | flooring | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | flaming | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | flashing | 2 | 6 |
| 16 | flowering | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | affecting | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | favoring | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | featuring | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | fencing | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | flapping | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | flushing | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | phrasing | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | effecting | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | fielding | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | flailing | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | flaring | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | folding | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | affording | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | fleming | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | flipping | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | flooding | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | fretting | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | furthering | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | feasting | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | fiddling | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | filming | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | flicking | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | flitting | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | flocking | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | flouting | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | forging | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | fuming | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | funding | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | fusing | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | offending | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | offsetting | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | affixing | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | fainting | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | farling | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | farrowing | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | farthing | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | farting | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | fasting | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | fathering | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | faulding | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | faulting | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | faxing | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | feathering | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | ferrying | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | feuding | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | fickling | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | flagging | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | flaking | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | fledging | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | fleecing | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | flemming | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | flinging | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | flirting | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | flogging | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | flopping | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | foraying | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | forking | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | freaking | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | freehling | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | freewing | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | frerking | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | fricking | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | frieling | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | frigging | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | froemming | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | froning | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | fruehling | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | fruiting | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | fryling | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | fueling | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | fuelling | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "fending".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | finding | 2 | 53 |
| 2 | sending | 2 | 34 |
| 3 | ending | 2 | 31 |
| 4 | feeding | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | pending | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | defending | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | lending | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | bending | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | vending | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | tending | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | fencing | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | mending | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | endings | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | offending | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | funding | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | wending | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | rending | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | feuding | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | fendi | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | wendling | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "fending" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "fending" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "fending" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 87
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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