lingered
Definitions
Verb
- Remain present although waning or gradually dying
- Be about
- Leave slowly and hesitantly
- Take one's time; proceed slowly
- Move to and fro
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "lingered".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | langford | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | clambered | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | plastered | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | clustered | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | blanchard | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | blistered | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | blundered | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | lectured | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | floundered | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | flustered | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | laundered | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | ledford | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | ledyard | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | blackbird | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | blackford | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | blanford | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | blatchford | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | cloistered | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | elmsford | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | lanford | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | lanyard | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | latchford | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | leonerd | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | linford | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | lingard | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | lipford | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | litchford | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | lumbard | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | lynford | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | plundered | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | slandered | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | slankard | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | slinkard | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "lingered".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lined | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | linger | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | liner | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | fingered | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | lingerie | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | lingers | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | splintered | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | wintered | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | angered | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | slinger | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | olinger | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | linseed | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | lingner | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | lingard | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | klinger | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | clinger | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | lingerfelt | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | inger | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | uplinger | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | tinkered | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "lingered" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "lingered" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "lingered" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "lingered".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 33
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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