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Term: asking

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

  1. Term
  2. asking

asking

Definitions

Noun

  1. The verbal act of requesting

Verb

  1. Inquire about
  2. Make a request or demand for something to somebody
  3. Direct or put; seek an answer to
  4. Consider obligatory; request and expect
  5. Address a question to and expect an answer from
  6. Require as useful, just, or proper
  7. Require or ask for as a price or condition
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "asking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 asking 2 67
2 askington 3 5
3 basking 2 2
4 masking 2 1
5 multitasking 4 0
6 tasking 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "asking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 carrying 3 71
2 acting 2 61
3 dancing 2 43
4 gathering 3 28
5 landing 2 26
6 camping 2 18
7 lasting 2 13
8 panting 2 9
9 taxing 2 9
10 rattling 2 7
11 chattering 3 6
12 handing 2 6
13 shattering 3 6
14 gasping 2 5
15 ranking 2 5
16 shadowing 3 5
17 casting 2 4
18 calving 2 3
19 thanking 2 3
20 banking 2 2
21 basking 2 2
22 battering 3 2
23 chanting 2 2
24 rallying 3 2
25 sanding 2 2
26 sapling 2 2
27 badgering 3 1
28 banding 2 1
29 lapsing 2 1
30 masking 2 1
31 waxing 2 1
32 yanking 2 1
33 allying 3 0
34 anding 2 0
35 damping 2 0
36 farrowing 3 0
37 fasting 2 0
38 faxing 2 0
39 gatling 2 0
40 hamling 2 0
41 hammering 3 0
42 lamping 2 0
43 lancing 2 0
44 lansing 2 0
45 lanting 2 0
46 mannering 3 0
47 nanjing 2 0
48 nanking 2 0
49 nattering 3 0
50 rafting 2 0
51 ramping 2 0
52 ranching 2 0
53 ranting 2 0
54 sandling 2 0
55 sansing 2 0
56 shafting 2 0
57 tackling 2 0
58 tallying 3 0
59 tamping 2 0
60 tanking 2 0
61 tasking 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 making 2 255
2 taking 2 175
3 waking 2 11
4 skiing 2 7
5 basing 2 4
6 baking 2 4
7 easing 2 3
8 basking 2 2
9 masking 2 1
10 tasking 2 0
11 askin 2 0
12 raskin 2 0
13 raking 2 0
14 pasing 2 0
15 laskin 2 0
16 haskin 2 0
17 gaskin 2 0
18 faking 2 0
19 casing 2 0
20 baskin 2 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 asking for 1 3

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 whites 1 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 8

Fragments: 6

Sound Alikes: 61

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 1

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 1

Consonant Matches: 0

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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This Word in the News:

Column | Asking Eric: Parents disinherit son for no reason
Mar 13, 2026 The Washington Post
Asking Eric: How to save money at restaurants
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Bill asking voters to choose school funding over TABOR refunds advances at the statehouse
Mar 13, 2026 Colorado Public Radio
Asking Eric: Need support from friends but not this friend
Mar 13, 2026 MLive.com
Tens of thousands worth of copper wire stolen, police asking for information
Mar 12, 2026 Dakota News Now
Asking Eric: I tried to tactfully address my classmate’s antics; it only made things worse
Mar 12, 2026 Syracuse.com
Trump keeps asking Americans to sacrifice — for things they don’t want
Mar 13, 2026 CNN

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