ripening
Definitions
Noun
- Coming to full development; becoming mature
- Acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
Verb
- Cause to ripen or develop fully
- Grow ripe
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "ripening".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "ripening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | opening | 3 | 83 |
| 2 | pending | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | raining | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | rinsing | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | renting | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | impending | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | ripping | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | sharpening | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | reopening | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | ruining | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | dispensing | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | terpening | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | repenting | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | corpening | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | rensing | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | rending | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | reining | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | penning | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | griping | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | brining | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 163
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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