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Term: suffocating

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

  1. Term
  2. suffocating

suffocating

Definitions

Verb

  1. Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
  2. Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  3. Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
  4. Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
  5. Be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
  6. Feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
  7. Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "suffocating".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 suffocating 4 5

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "suffocating".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 establishing 4 26
2 struggling 3 20
3 satisfying 4 13
4 stumbling 3 8
5 sprinkling 2 7
6 straightening 3 6
7 scaffolding 3 3
8 specifying 4 3
9 supervising 4 3
10 suspecting 3 2
11 scavenging 3 1
12 semidrying 4 1
13 sentencing 3 1
14 soliciting 4 1
15 squabbling 3 1
16 stockpiling 3 1
17 structuring 3 1
18 supplanting 3 1
19 assassinating 5 0
20 assimilating 5 0
21 sabotaging 4 0
22 safeguarding 3 0
23 salivating 4 0
24 sanctioning 3 0
25 sandbagging 3 0
26 sanitizing 4 0
27 scapegoating 3 0
28 scorekeeping 3 0
29 scribbling 3 0
30 sculpturing 3 0
31 sequencing 3 0
32 serenading 4 0
33 sidestepping 3 0
34 signifying 4 0
35 sleepwalking 3 0
36 smartening 3 0
37 socializing 4 0
38 sodomizing 4 0
39 spacewalking 3 0
40 spearheading 3 0
41 speechifying 4 0
42 spelunking 3 0
43 splintering 3 0
44 spotlighting 3 0
45 squandering 3 0
46 stagnating 3 0
47 stampeding 3 0
48 steelmaking 3 0
49 stenciling 3 0
50 stonewalling 3 0
51 stribling 4 0
52 subjecting 3 0
53 subspacing 3 0
54 superseding 4 0
55 supervoting 4 0
56 suspending 3 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 suffering 3 44
2 floating 2 12
3 locating 3 11
4 forecasting 3 9
5 squatting 2 7
6 isolating 4 5
7 shuffling 2 3
8 effecting 3 3
9 educating 4 3
10 stuffing 2 2
11 associating 5 2
12 suffocation 4 1
13 suffocated 4 1
14 scathing 2 1
15 officiating 5 1
16 suffocate 3 0
17 snuffing 2 0
18 surfacing 3 0
19 suffusing 3 0
20 scuffling 3 0

Words That Follow

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

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Words That Precede

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

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Statistically Associated

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

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Consonant Match

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

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 7

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 56

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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Mother granted bond after allegedly suffocating 2 infant sons 3 years apart
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Feb 9, 2026 WOODTV.com

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