pontificating
Definitions
Verb
- Administer a pontifical office
- Talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "pontificating".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pontificating | 5 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "pontificating".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | participating | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | precipitating | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | predominating | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | proselytizing | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | prevaricating | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "pontificating".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unification | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | conflicting | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | personification | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | pontificates | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | notification | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | confiscating | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | pontifical | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | mortification | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | officiating | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | pontification | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | pontifications | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | pontificate | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | saponification | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | pontificater | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | pontificated | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | prognosticating | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | pontificaters | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | notifications | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | fortification | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | sanctification | 5 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "pontificating" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "pontificating" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "pontificating" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "pontificating".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 5
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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