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Term: prolonging

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

  1. Term
  2. prolonging

prolonging

Definitions

Verb

  1. Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  2. Lengthen or extend in duration or space
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "prolonging".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 prolonging 3 2

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "prolonging".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 providing 3 59
2 processing 3 38
3 producing 3 35
4 preceding 3 30
5 promising 3 24
6 preparing 3 22
7 performing 3 17
8 prevailing 3 17
9 publishing 3 14
10 promoting 3 13
11 proceeding 3 12
12 preserving 3 10
13 presiding 3 10
14 sprinkling 2 7
15 proposing 3 6
16 persuading 3 5
17 patrolling 3 3
18 perfecting 3 3
19 pioneering 4 3
20 pulsating 3 3
21 specifying 4 3
22 persisting 3 2
23 portraying 3 2
24 preceeding 3 2
25 presuming 3 2
26 professing 3 2
27 purporting 3 2
28 patenting 3 1
29 peacemaking 3 1
30 perspiring 3 1
31 placating 3 1
32 plastering 3 1
33 plummeting 3 1
34 plundering 3 1
35 polarizing 4 1
36 propelling 3 1
37 prospering 3 1
38 puncturing 3 1
39 upstanding 3 1
40 apportioning 4 0
41 parboiling 3 0
42 parceling 3 0
43 pardoning 3 0
44 parenting 3 0
45 partnering 3 0
46 peacekeeping 3 0
47 perforating 4 0
48 perfuming 3 0
49 permeating 4 0
50 premiering 3 0
51 presaging 3 0
52 previewing 3 0
53 profiling 3 0
54 profiting 3 0
55 prompting 2 0
56 provoking 3 0
57 spacewalking 3 0
58 spearheading 3 0
59 speechifying 4 0
60 spelunking 3 0
61 splintering 3 0
62 spotlighting 3 0
63 upstarting 3 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 promoting 3 13
2 longing 2 10
3 proposing 3 6
4 lounging 2 4
5 plunging 2 3
6 prowling 2 2
7 longings 2 2
8 poling 2 2
9 springing 2 2
10 prolong 2 1
11 prolongs 2 1
12 crooning 2 1
13 proofing 2 0
14 paroling 3 0
15 apologizing 5 0
16 apologising 5 0
17 roling 2 0
18 prolog 2 0
19 uprooting 3 0
20 provoking 3 0

Words That Follow

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

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Words That Precede

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

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Statistically Associated

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

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Consonant Match

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

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 63

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

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