courting
Definitions
Noun
- A man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
Verb
- Make amorous advances towards
- Seek someone's favor
- Engage in social activities leading to marriage
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "courting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | according | 3 | 140 |
| 2 | carrying | 3 | 71 |
| 3 | cleaning | 2 | 37 |
| 4 | covering | 3 | 32 |
| 5 | exciting | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | closing | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | crossing | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | clothing | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | camping | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | screaming | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | claiming | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | clearing | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | cracking | 2 | 15 |
| 14 | accounting | 3 | 12 |
| 15 | counting | 2 | 12 |
| 16 | scratching | 2 | 12 |
| 17 | acquiring | 3 | 11 |
| 18 | climbing | 2 | 11 |
| 19 | coupling | 2 | 9 |
| 20 | accusing | 3 | 8 |
| 21 | clutching | 2 | 8 |
| 22 | crawling | 2 | 8 |
| 23 | creeping | 2 | 8 |
| 24 | clinging | 2 | 7 |
| 25 | coloring | 3 | 7 |
| 26 | crashing | 2 | 7 |
| 27 | cruising | 2 | 7 |
| 28 | crushing | 2 | 7 |
| 29 | scraping | 2 | 7 |
| 30 | screeching | 2 | 7 |
| 31 | squatting | 2 | 7 |
| 32 | carving | 2 | 6 |
| 33 | clapping | 2 | 6 |
| 34 | costing | 2 | 6 |
| 35 | exceeding | 3 | 6 |
| 36 | caressing | 3 | 5 |
| 37 | creaking | 2 | 5 |
| 38 | crowding | 2 | 5 |
| 39 | screening | 2 | 5 |
| 40 | casting | 2 | 4 |
| 41 | quitting | 2 | 4 |
| 42 | squeezing | 2 | 4 |
| 43 | calving | 2 | 3 |
| 44 | carping | 2 | 3 |
| 45 | catering | 3 | 3 |
| 46 | crouching | 2 | 3 |
| 47 | crowning | 2 | 3 |
| 48 | equating | 3 | 3 |
| 49 | quoting | 2 | 3 |
| 50 | scrubbing | 2 | 3 |
| 51 | carousing | 3 | 2 |
| 52 | clogging | 2 | 2 |
| 53 | craving | 2 | 2 |
| 54 | scolding | 2 | 2 |
| 55 | accosting | 3 | 1 |
| 56 | careening | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | clicking | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | clocking | 2 | 1 |
| 59 | clowning | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | clucking | 2 | 1 |
| 61 | coaxing | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | copying | 3 | 1 |
| 63 | corning | 2 | 1 |
| 64 | corralling | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | coursing | 2 | 1 |
| 66 | croaking | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | crooning | 2 | 1 |
| 68 | cropping | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | curing | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | equipping | 3 | 1 |
| 71 | kipling | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | quaking | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | quelling | 2 | 1 |
| 74 | scalding | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | scattering | 3 | 1 |
| 76 | squashing | 2 | 1 |
| 77 | squeaking | 2 | 1 |
| 78 | squealing | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | squirting | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | acceding | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | accessing | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | acclaiming | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | acquitting | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | auctioning | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | canoeing | 3 | 0 |
| 86 | careering | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | carling | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | carting | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | clanging | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | clashing | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | classing | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | clausing | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | clipping | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | cloaking | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | cloning | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | clotting | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | clouding | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | clubbing | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | coasting | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | coercing | 3 | 0 |
| 101 | cording | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | corking | 2 | 0 |
| 103 | cozying | 3 | 0 |
| 104 | cramming | 2 | 0 |
| 105 | crating | 2 | 0 |
| 106 | cribbing | 2 | 0 |
| 107 | cuddling | 2 | 0 |
| 108 | equaling | 3 | 0 |
| 109 | excelling | 3 | 0 |
| 110 | kayaking | 3 | 0 |
| 111 | keasling | 2 | 0 |
| 112 | keesling | 2 | 0 |
| 113 | kelting | 2 | 0 |
| 114 | kersting | 2 | 0 |
| 115 | kesting | 2 | 0 |
| 116 | kettering | 3 | 0 |
| 117 | kiesling | 2 | 0 |
| 118 | kiessling | 2 | 0 |
| 119 | kissling | 2 | 0 |
| 120 | klausing | 2 | 0 |
| 121 | koshering | 3 | 0 |
| 122 | kreiling | 2 | 0 |
| 123 | quashing | 2 | 0 |
| 124 | quilling | 2 | 0 |
| 125 | quiring | 2 | 0 |
| 126 | quizzing | 2 | 0 |
| 127 | scalping | 2 | 0 |
| 128 | scorching | 2 | 0 |
| 129 | scrapping | 2 | 0 |
| 130 | skimping | 2 | 0 |
| 131 | skulking | 2 | 0 |
| 132 | squaring | 2 | 0 |
| 133 | squawking | 2 | 0 |
| 134 | squirming | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "courting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | counting | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | computing | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | touring | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | outing | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | commuting | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | scouring | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | scouting | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | escorting | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | cavorting | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | coursing | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | curtin | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | curing | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | chortling | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | sorting | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | cortin | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | scourging | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | conjuring | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | colouring | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | touting | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | souring | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "courting" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "courting" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "courting" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "courting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | charting | 2 | 7 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 134
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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