sponging
Definitions
Verb
- Wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
- Ask for and get free; be a parasite
- Erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
- Soak up with a sponge
- Gather sponges, in the ocean
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "sponging".
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "sponging".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "sponging".
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1 | singing | 2 | 47 |
2 | swinging | 2 | 16 |
3 | longing | 2 | 10 |
4 | sporting | 2 | 9 |
5 | responding | 3 | 6 |
6 | sponsoring | 3 | 3 |
7 | postponing | 3 | 3 |
8 | springing | 2 | 2 |
9 | prolonging | 3 | 2 |
10 | stinging | 2 | 2 |
11 | spotting | 2 | 2 |
12 | pinging | 2 | 1 |
13 | scrounging | 2 | 1 |
14 | spouting | 2 | 1 |
15 | siphoning | 3 | 0 |
16 | stoning | 2 | 0 |
17 | phoning | 2 | 0 |
18 | ongoing | 3 | 0 |
19 | spong | 1 | 0 |
20 | swooning | 2 | 0 |
21 | spurning | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
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Words That Precede
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Statistically Associated
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "sponging".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
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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