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Term: saddening

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

  1. Term
  2. saddening

saddening

Definitions

Verb

  1. Make unhappy
  2. Come to feel sad
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "saddening".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 saddening 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "saddening".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 standing 2 101
2 starting 2 68
3 spending 2 41
4 studying 3 40
5 striking 2 39
6 surrounding 3 27
7 sampling 2 22
8 screaming 2 17
9 stretching 2 17
10 spreading 2 16
11 surviving 3 14
12 supplying 3 13
13 scratching 2 12
14 settling 3 11
15 sporting 2 9
16 scraping 2 7
17 screeching 2 7
18 squatting 2 7
19 straining 2 7
20 streaming 2 7
21 softening 3 6
22 sprouting 2 6
23 starving 2 6
24 astounding 3 5
25 centering 3 5
26 isolating 4 5
27 screening 2 5
28 sprawling 2 5
29 stamping 2 5
30 stressing 2 5
31 servicing 3 4
32 slanting 2 4
33 squeezing 2 4
34 striving 2 4
35 strolling 2 4
36 scrubbing 2 3
37 snarling 2 3
38 splashing 2 3
39 splitting 2 3
40 strapping 2 3
41 swallowing 3 3
42 swarming 2 3
43 circling 3 2
44 escorting 3 2
45 scolding 2 2
46 seasoning 3 2
47 seceding 3 2
48 sickening 3 2
49 sizzling 3 2
50 springing 2 2
51 stifling 2 2
52 stinking 2 2
53 stroking 2 2
54 supposing 3 2
55 oscillating 4 1
56 scalding 2 1
57 scattering 3 1
58 sightseeing 3 1
59 slaughtering 3 1
60 smothering 3 1
61 smuggling 2 1
62 soldiering 3 1
63 spalding 2 1
64 sparling 2 1
65 splicing 2 1
66 squashing 2 1
67 squeaking 2 1
68 squealing 2 1
69 squirting 2 1
70 stomping 2 1
71 storming 2 1
72 strafing 2 1
73 striding 2 1
74 stringing 2 1
75 strumming 2 1
76 strutting 2 1
77 stumping 2 1
78 subduing 3 1
79 succumbing 3 1
80 swaggering 3 1
81 swamping 2 1
82 ascertaining 4 0
83 censoring 3 0
84 cycling 3 0
85 iceskating 3 0
86 saddling 3 0
87 saluting 3 0
88 savaging 3 0
89 scalping 2 0
90 scorching 2 0
91 scrapping 2 0
92 sedating 3 0
93 seducing 3 0
94 seiberling 3 0
95 sidling 3 0
96 siphoning 3 0
97 siverling 3 0
98 skimping 2 0
99 skulking 2 0
100 slathering 3 0
101 slithering 3 0
102 slobbering 3 0
103 slumping 2 0
104 smarting 2 0
105 smattering 3 0
106 smelting 2 0
107 snickering 3 0
108 sniffling 2 0
109 snorting 2 0
110 sojourning 3 0
111 spanking 2 0
112 sparking 2 0
113 spattering 3 0
114 spaulding 2 0
115 splurging 2 0
116 spraining 2 0
117 sprucing 2 0
118 sputtering 3 0
119 squaring 2 0
120 squawking 2 0
121 squirming 2 0
122 stanching 2 0
123 starling 2 0
124 stoelting 2 0
125 storting 2 0
126 streaking 2 0
127 stripping 2 0
128 struebing 2 0
129 stuttering 3 0
130 summoning 3 0
131 surfacing 3 0
132 surpassing 3 0
133 surveilling 3 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 sending 2 34
2 adding 2 22
3 sensing 2 8
4 shading 2 4
5 gardening 3 3
6 padding 2 3
7 maddening 3 2
8 sanding 2 2
9 madding 2 1
10 saddling 3 0
11 sadden 2 0
12 maddeningly 4 0
13 hardening 3 0
14 deadening 3 0
15 skadden 2 0
16 shadden 2 0
17 scadden 2 0
18 sansing 2 0
19 saddens 2 0
20 gadding 2 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 133

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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