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Term: quenching

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

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quenching

Definitions

Noun

  1. The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

Verb

  1. Satisfy (thirst)
  2. Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
  3. Electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
  4. Suppress or crush completely
  5. Reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
  6. Cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
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Words that contain the term "quenching".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 quenching 2 1

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "quenching".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 creating 3 29
2 accepting 3 21
3 occupying 4 7
4 quivering 3 7
5 committing 3 5
6 cleansing 2 4
7 cushioning 3 4
8 exposing 3 4
9 clamping 2 3
10 conquering 3 3
11 corrupting 3 3
12 cringing 2 3
13 squinting 2 3
14 capturing 3 2
15 quavering 3 2
16 scheduling 3 2
17 skirmishing 3 2
18 accenting 3 1
19 clamoring 3 1
20 clanking 2 1
21 clattering 3 1
22 conferring 3 1
23 conveying 3 1
24 cornering 3 1
25 crackling 2 1
26 eclipsing 3 1
27 excepting 3 1
28 expelling 3 1
29 kroening 3 1
30 scampering 3 1
31 scrounging 2 1
32 scuttling 3 1
33 acquiescing 4 0
34 cackling 3 0
35 cajoling 3 0
36 cautioning 3 0
37 clinching 2 0
38 clobbering 3 0
39 clumping 2 0
40 cluttering 3 0
41 coauthoring 4 0
42 cocooning 3 0
43 coddling 3 0
44 colliding 3 0
45 colluding 3 0
46 concurring 3 0
47 conjuring 3 0
48 conkling 2 0
49 conniving 3 0
50 correcting 3 0
51 countering 3 0
52 couponing 3 0
53 crafting 2 0
54 cramping 2 0
55 cranking 2 0
56 cresting 2 0
57 crimping 2 0
58 crocheting 3 0
59 crunching 2 0
60 culturing 3 0
61 curtailing 3 0
62 expiring 3 0
63 extolling 3 0
64 keisling 3 0
65 kemmerling 3 0
66 kesling 3 0
67 ketterling 3 0
68 kindling 2 0
69 kisling 3 0
70 klinzing 2 0
71 quarrying 3 0
72 quieting 3 0
73 quilting 2 0
74 quisling 2 0
75 scrimping 2 0
76 scuffling 3 0
77 sculpting 2 0
78 skydiving 3 0
79 skyhopping 3 0
80 skywriting 3 0
81 squelching 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 fencing 2 4
2 launching 2 3
3 punching 2 2
4 munching 2 1
5 quench 1 1
6 wrenching 2 1
7 enriching 3 1
8 squelching 2 0
9 sequencing 3 0
10 yenching 2 0
11 lunching 2 0
12 bunching 2 0
13 drenching 2 0
14 crunching 2 0
15 unhinge 2 0
16 uehling 2 0
17 queuing 2 0
18 quentin 2 0
19 inching 2 0
20 etching 2 0

Words That Follow

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Words That Precede

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Statistically Associated

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Consonant Match

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 7

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 81

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

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