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Term: bursting

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

  1. Term
  2. bursting

bursting

Definitions

Verb

  1. Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
  2. Force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
  3. Burst outward, usually with noise
  4. Move suddenly, energetically, or violently
  5. Be in a state of movement or action
  6. Emerge suddenly
  7. Cause to burst
  8. Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "bursting".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 bursting 2 13

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "bursting".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 building 2 160
2 bringing 2 38
3 breaking 2 25
4 breathing 2 21
5 binding 2 20
6 bleeding 2 16
7 brooding 2 15
8 observing 3 13
9 blessing 2 10
10 blooming 2 10
11 bouncing 2 9
12 obtaining 3 9
13 borrowing 3 8
14 bending 2 7
15 breeding 2 7
16 browning 2 7
17 brushing 2 7
18 blazing 2 6
19 bothering 3 6
20 boarding 2 5
21 blushing 2 4
22 bickering 3 3
23 blocking 2 3
24 boasting 2 3
25 boosting 2 3
26 bracing 2 3
27 bulging 2 3
28 balding 2 2
29 banking 2 2
30 barking 2 2
31 basking 2 2
32 basting 2 2
33 battering 3 2
34 belching 2 2
35 bellowing 3 2
36 blaming 2 2
37 bleaching 2 2
38 blotting 2 2
39 bounding 2 2
40 braving 2 2
41 breaching 2 2
42 briefing 2 2
43 bruising 2 2
44 bumping 2 2
45 abounding 3 1
46 badgering 3 1
47 banding 2 1
48 barging 2 1
49 belting 2 1
50 bettering 3 1
51 blaring 2 1
52 bluffing 2 1
53 bolting 2 1
54 bonding 2 1
55 bragging 2 1
56 braiding 2 1
57 browsing 2 1
58 buckling 2 1
59 bullying 3 1
60 aborting 3 0
61 abridging 3 0
62 abusing 3 0
63 beadling 2 0
64 belding 2 0
65 belying 3 0
66 bensing 2 0
67 benzing 2 0
68 bergling 2 0
69 besting 2 0
70 bilking 2 0
71 billowing 3 0
72 binging 2 0
73 bisbing 2 0
74 bisping 2 0
75 blading 2 0
76 blaesing 2 0
77 blasing 2 0
78 bleeping 2 0
79 bloating 2 0
80 blogging 2 0
81 bobbling 2 0
82 boening 3 0
83 bolding 2 0
84 boxing 2 0
85 braking 2 0
86 branning 2 0
87 brawling 2 0
88 breading 2 0
89 breeching 2 0
90 breining 2 0
91 brenning 2 0
92 bribing 2 0
93 bridging 2 0
94 brimming 2 0
95 brining 2 0
96 broaching 2 0
97 broiling 2 0
98 broking 2 0
99 brooking 2 0
100 bruening 2 0
101 bruning 2 0
102 bruting 2 0
103 buehring 2 0
104 buening 2 0
105 buesing 2 0
106 buffering 3 0
107 buffeting 3 0
108 bunching 2 0
109 bunting 2 0
110 burbling 2 0
111 burgling 2 0
112 burying 3 0
113 busting 2 0
114 butchering 3 0
115 buttering 3 0
116 obliging 3 0
117 obsessing 3 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 resting 2 19
2 nursing 2 17
3 cursing 2 8
4 dusting 2 6
5 bristling 3 3
6 hurting 2 3
7 bustling 3 1
8 rusting 2 1
9 ousting 2 1
10 butting 2 1
11 busting 2 0
12 burstein 2 0
13 bustin 2 0
14 busing 2 0
15 burnstein 2 0
16 breasting 2 0
17 lusting 2 0
18 gusting 2 0
19 bussing 2 0
20 burying 3 0

Words That Follow

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

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Words That Precede

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

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Statistically Associated

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

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Consonant Match

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

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 8

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 117

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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