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Term: leaning

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

  1. Term
  2. leaning

leaning

Definitions

Noun

  1. An inclination to do something
  2. A natural inclination
  3. The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
  4. The act of deviating from a vertical position

Verb

  1. To incline or bend from a vertical position
  2. Cause to lean or incline
  3. Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
  4. Rely on for support
  5. Cause to lean to the side
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "leaning".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 cleaning 2 37
2 leaning 2 15
3 drycleaning 3 0
4 housecleaning 3 0
5 leanings 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "leaning".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 living 2 194
2 looking 2 173
3 planning 2 129
4 leaving 2 88
5 leading 2 68
6 learning 2 60
7 sleeping 2 39
8 cleaning 2 37
9 lacking 2 32
10 letting 2 31
11 locking 2 31
12 closing 2 28
13 laughing 2 28
14 losing 2 28
15 placing 2 27
16 lighting 2 23
17 clothing 2 20
18 bleeding 2 16
19 claiming 2 16
20 clearing 2 16
21 loving 2 15
22 floating 2 12
23 pleading 2 12
24 climbing 2 11
25 liking 2 11
26 loading 2 11
27 sliding 2 11
28 blessing 2 10
29 blooming 2 10
30 longing 2 10
31 looming 2 10
32 pleasing 2 10
33 plumbing 2 9
34 clutching 2 8
35 clinging 2 7
36 fleeting 2 7
37 flooring 2 7
38 glaring 2 7
39 slipping 2 7
40 sloping 2 7
41 blazing 2 6
42 clapping 2 6
43 flaming 2 6
44 flashing 2 6
45 flowering 3 6
46 gleaming 2 6
47 slapping 2 6
48 lodging 2 5
49 logging 2 5
50 lowering 3 5
51 slashing 2 5
52 alerting 3 4
53 altering 3 4
54 blushing 2 4
55 flapping 2 4
56 flushing 2 4
57 plodding 2 4
58 slamming 2 4
59 alleging 3 3
60 blocking 2 3
61 flailing 2 3
62 flaring 2 3
63 glowering 3 3
64 leasing 2 3
65 looting 2 3
66 lurking 2 3
67 slugging 2 3
68 blaming 2 2
69 bleaching 2 2
70 blotting 2 2
71 clogging 2 2
72 eluding 3 2
73 fleming 2 2
74 flipping 2 2
75 flooding 2 2
76 glazing 2 2
77 lapping 2 2
78 lashing 2 2
79 layering 3 2
80 leaping 2 2
81 lessing 2 2
82 lining 2 2
83 loathing 2 2
84 lurching 2 2
85 plotting 2 2
86 sledding 2 2
87 aligning 3 1
88 allotting 3 1
89 alluding 3 1
90 alluring 3 1
91 blaring 2 1
92 bluffing 2 1
93 clicking 2 1
94 clocking 2 1
95 clowning 2 1
96 clucking 2 1
97 elbowing 3 1
98 flicking 2 1
99 flitting 2 1
100 flocking 2 1
101 flouting 2 1
102 licking 2 1
103 lolling 2 1
104 luring 2 1
105 plucking 2 1
106 plugging 2 1
107 sleuthing 2 1
108 slinging 2 1
109 sluicing 2 1
110 blading 2 0
111 blaesing 2 0
112 blasing 2 0
113 bleeping 2 0
114 bloating 2 0
115 blogging 2 0
116 clanging 2 0
117 clashing 2 0
118 classing 2 0
119 clausing 2 0
120 clipping 2 0
121 cloaking 2 0
122 cloning 2 0
123 clotting 2 0
124 clouding 2 0
125 clubbing 2 0
126 elating 3 0
127 flagging 2 0
128 flaking 2 0
129 fledging 2 0
130 fleecing 2 0
131 flemming 2 0
132 flinging 2 0
133 flirting 2 0
134 flogging 2 0
135 flopping 2 0
136 gladding 2 0
137 gliding 2 0
138 gloaming 2 0
139 gloating 2 0
140 klausing 2 0
141 lading 2 0
142 lagging 2 0
143 lambing 2 0
144 laning 2 0
145 lanning 2 0
146 latching 2 0
147 lauding 2 0
148 leaching 2 0
149 leafing 2 0
150 leaking 2 0
151 leaming 2 0
152 leeming 2 0
153 legging 2 0
154 leising 2 0
155 leming 2 0
156 lemming 2 0
157 lenning 2 0
158 libbing 2 0
159 liming 2 0
160 loaning 2 0
161 lobbing 2 0
162 looping 2 0
163 loosing 2 0
164 lopping 2 0
165 loring 2 0
166 lossing 2 0
167 lucking 2 0
168 luehring 2 0
169 lugging 2 0
170 luhring 2 0
171 lulling 2 0
172 plaguing 2 0
173 plaiting 2 0
174 plating 2 0
175 pledging 2 0
176 slating 2 0
177 slicing 2 0
178 slighting 2 0
179 slimming 2 0
180 slitting 2 0
181 slogging 2 0
182 sloshing 2 0
183 slotting 2 0
184 slouching 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 meaning 2 127
2 leaving 2 88
3 leading 2 68
4 learning 2 60
5 cleaning 2 37
6 lending 2 7
7 cleansing 2 4
8 leasing 2 3
9 weaning 2 2
10 leaping 2 2
11 leavening 3 1
12 leanings 2 0
13 laning 2 0
14 loaning 2 0
15 lensing 2 0
16 lenning 2 0
17 leaming 2 0
18 leaking 2 0
19 leafing 2 0
20 lanting 2 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 lanning 2 0
2 lenning 2 0
3 loaning 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 9

Fragments: 5

Sound Alikes: 184

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 3

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

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