following
Definitions
Noun
- A group of followers or enthusiasts
- The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
Adjective
- Going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction
Verb
- To travel behind, go after, come after
- Be later in time
- Come as a logical consequence; follow logically
- Travel along a certain course
- Act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
- Come after in time, as a result
- Behave in accordance or in agreement with
- Be next
- Choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
- To bring something about at a later time than
- Imitate in behavior; take as a model
- Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
- Follow with the eyes or the mind
- Be the successor (of)
- Perform an accompaniment to
- Keep informed
- To be the product or result
- Accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
- Adhere to or practice
- Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
- Keep under surveillance
- Follow in or as if in pursuit
- Grasp the meaning
- Keep to
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "following".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | following | 3 | 221 |
| 2 | followings | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "following".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | finding | 2 | 53 |
| 2 | forming | 2 | 21 |
| 3 | farming | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | founding | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | freezing | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | forcing | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | floating | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | frowning | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | fixing | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | framing | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | fleeting | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | flooring | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | flaming | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | flashing | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | flowering | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | affecting | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | favoring | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | featuring | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | fencing | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | flapping | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | flushing | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | phrasing | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | effecting | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | fielding | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | flailing | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | flaring | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | folding | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | affording | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | fleming | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | flipping | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | flooding | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | fretting | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | furthering | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | feasting | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | fiddling | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | filming | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | flicking | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | flitting | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | flocking | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | flouting | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | forging | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | fuming | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | funding | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | fusing | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | offending | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | offsetting | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | affixing | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | fainting | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | farling | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | farrowing | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | farthing | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | farting | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | fasting | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | fathering | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | faulding | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | faulting | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | faxing | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | feathering | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | fending | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | ferrying | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | feuding | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | fickling | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | flagging | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | flaking | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | fledging | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | fleecing | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | flemming | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | flinging | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | flirting | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | flogging | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | flopping | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | foraying | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | forking | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | freaking | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | freehling | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | freewing | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | frerking | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | fricking | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | frieling | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | frigging | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | froemming | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | froning | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | fruehling | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | fruiting | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | fryling | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | fueling | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | fuelling | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "following".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | 2 | 97 |
| 2 | allowing | 3 | 31 |
| 3 | rolling | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | flowing | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | plowing | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | flowering | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | slowing | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | polling | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | yellowing | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | bellowing | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | wallowing | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | lolling | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | followings | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | hollowing | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | lowing | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | follin | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | mellowing | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | billowing | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | tolling | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | kolling | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "following" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "following" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "following" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | improved | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | two | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | include | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | denmark | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | difficulties | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | derive | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | comprises | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | zealand | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | ceo | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | pace | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | boats | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | decommissioned | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | war | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | asked | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | artillery | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | assembled | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | collapsed | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | banned | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | stadium | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | departure | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | forms | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | particularly | 5 | 2 |
| 23 | west | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | close | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | taking | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | city | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "following".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 27
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 87
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 7
Words that Precede: 2
Statistically Associated: 26
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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