molting
Definitions
Noun
- Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Verb
- Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "molting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | morning | 2 | 211 |
| 2 | measuring | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | melting | 2 | 22 |
| 4 | marching | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | molding | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | amusing | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | marking | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | mounting | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | employing | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | mixing | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | mourning | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | muttering | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | implying | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | imposing | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | murmuring | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | marrying | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | mending | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | murdering | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | metering | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | ambling | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | amending | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | amounting | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | empowering | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | emptying | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | impaling | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | masking | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | mincing | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | motoring | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | moulding | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | muffling | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | mulching | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | munching | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | musing | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | smothering | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | smuggling | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | ambushing | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | embalming | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | impairing | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | impeaching | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | impeding | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | majoring | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | malting | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | mannering | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | marauding | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | marling | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | marting | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | maulding | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | mechling | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | melching | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | melding | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | mellowing | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | mensing | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | milking | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | minding | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | minoring | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | minting | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | mirroring | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | mitering | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | moellering | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | moening | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | mollering | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | morphing | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | mothering | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | muddying | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | muting | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | smarting | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | smattering | 3 | 0 |
| 68 | smelting | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "molting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | voting | 2 | 30 |
| 2 | melting | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | molding | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | mounting | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | mouthing | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | molesting | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | jolting | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | bolting | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | moulding | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | motoring | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | modeling | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | nolting | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | malting | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | molin | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | immolating | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | smelting | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | mottling | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | moldings | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | hoelting | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | domoling | 3 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "molting" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "molting" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "molting" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 68
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.
📰 This Word in the News:
Speaking of Nature: Molting for amore: Spring has arrived and male goldfinches are starting to molt into their nuptial plumage
Apr 8, 2024 Greenfield Recorder
Apr 8, 2024 Greenfield Recorder
Satellite images uncover new threat to emperor penguins during their annual molt
Mar 6, 2026 Phys.org
Mar 6, 2026 Phys.org