lightening
Definitions
Noun
- Descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
- Changing to a lighter color
Verb
- Make more cheerful
- Reduce the weight on; make lighter
- Become more cheerful
- Make lighter or brighter
- Become lighter
- Alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "lightening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | enlightening | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | lightening | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "lightening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | listening | 3 | 39 |
| 2 | leveling | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | limiting | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | locating | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | laundering | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | lessening | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | glistening | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | lingering | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | labeling | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | lawmaking | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | lecturing | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | blockading | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | clustering | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | flattening | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | floundering | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | lumbering | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | slackening | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | blackening | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | lavishing | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | leavening | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | loosening | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | placating | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | plastering | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | plummeting | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | plundering | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | allocating | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | blistering | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | blossoming | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | blowdrying | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | bludgeoning | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | blundering | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | blustering | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | elevating | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | eliciting | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | flustering | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | liebling | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | likening | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | lycoming | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | slandering | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | slumbering | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "lightening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | listening | 3 | 39 |
| 2 | lighting | 2 | 23 |
| 3 | lightning | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | frightening | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | glistening | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | straightening | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | tightening | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | enlightening | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | sighting | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | heightening | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | delighting | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | frighteningly | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | lightens | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | lightnings | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | tightenings | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | brightening | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | slighting | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | lighten | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | lighting's | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | likening | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "lightening" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "lightening" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "lightening" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "lightening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 40
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.
This Word in the News:
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