floundering
Definitions
Verb
- Walk with great difficulty
- Behave awkwardly; have difficulties
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "floundering".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | financing | 3 | 34 |
| 2 | frightening | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | foreboding | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | fumbling | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | fulfilling | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | flattening | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | frolicking | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | fermenting | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | forwarding | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | officiating | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | affiliating | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | filmmaking | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | findling | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | firebombing | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | firefighting | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | flustering | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | fomenting | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | fondling | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | footnoting | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | foretelling | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | forfeiting | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | forsaking | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | fracturing | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | freewheeling | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | freshening | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "floundering".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wondering | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | underlying | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | founding | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | undergoing | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | founder | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | laundering | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | flowering | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | pondering | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | thundering | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | foundering | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | plundering | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | flounder | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | underling | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | foundling | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | flounders | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | funding | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | blundering | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | underlings | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | slandering | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | maundering | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "floundering" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "floundering" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "floundering" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "floundering".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 25
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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