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Term: flapping

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

  1. Term
  2. flapping

flapping

Definitions

Noun

  1. The motion made by flapping up and down

Verb

  1. Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  2. Move noisily
  3. Move with a thrashing motion
  4. Move with a flapping motion
  5. Make a fuss; be agitated
  6. Pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "flapping".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 flapping 2 4

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "flapping".

# 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 flushing 2 4
22 phrasing 2 4
23 effecting 3 3
24 fielding 2 3
25 flailing 2 3
26 flaring 2 3
27 folding 2 3
28 affording 3 2
29 fleming 2 2
30 flipping 2 2
31 flooding 2 2
32 fretting 2 2
33 furthering 3 2
34 feasting 2 1
35 fiddling 2 1
36 filming 2 1
37 flicking 2 1
38 flitting 2 1
39 flocking 2 1
40 flouting 2 1
41 forging 2 1
42 fuming 2 1
43 funding 2 1
44 fusing 2 1
45 offending 3 1
46 offsetting 3 1
47 affixing 3 0
48 fainting 2 0
49 farling 2 0
50 farrowing 3 0
51 farthing 2 0
52 farting 2 0
53 fasting 2 0
54 fathering 3 0
55 faulding 2 0
56 faulting 2 0
57 faxing 2 0
58 feathering 3 0
59 fending 2 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 "flapping".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 mapping 2 7
2 slapping 2 6
3 clapping 2 6
4 tapping 2 6
5 flaming 2 6
6 rapping 2 3
7 flaring 2 3
8 lapping 2 2
9 flipping 2 2
10 leaping 2 2
11 sapping 2 1
12 napping 2 1
13 lapsing 2 1
14 flopping 2 0
15 lappin 2 0
16 zapping 2 0
17 wapping 2 0
18 lopping 2 0
19 lamping 2 0
20 flippin 2 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 flipping 2 2
2 flopping 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 7

Fragments: 1

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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