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Term: spreading

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

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spreading

Definitions

Noun

  1. Process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
  2. The opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
  3. Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time

Verb

  1. Distribute or disperse widely
  2. Become distributed or widespread
  3. Spread across or over
  4. Spread out or open from a closed or folded state
  5. Cause to become widely known
  6. Become widely known and passed on
  7. Strew or distribute over an area
  8. Move outward
  9. Cover by spreading something over
  10. Distribute over a surface in a layer
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "spreading".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 spreading 2 16

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "spreading".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 standing 2 101
2 starting 2 68
3 spending 2 41
4 studying 3 40
5 striking 2 39
6 surrounding 3 27
7 sampling 2 22
8 screaming 2 17
9 stretching 2 17
10 surviving 3 14
11 supplying 3 13
12 scratching 2 12
13 settling 3 11
14 sporting 2 9
15 scraping 2 7
16 screeching 2 7
17 squatting 2 7
18 straining 2 7
19 streaming 2 7
20 softening 3 6
21 sprouting 2 6
22 starving 2 6
23 astounding 3 5
24 centering 3 5
25 isolating 4 5
26 screening 2 5
27 sprawling 2 5
28 stamping 2 5
29 stressing 2 5
30 servicing 3 4
31 slanting 2 4
32 squeezing 2 4
33 striving 2 4
34 strolling 2 4
35 scrubbing 2 3
36 snarling 2 3
37 splashing 2 3
38 splitting 2 3
39 strapping 2 3
40 swallowing 3 3
41 swarming 2 3
42 circling 3 2
43 escorting 3 2
44 scolding 2 2
45 seasoning 3 2
46 seceding 3 2
47 sickening 3 2
48 sizzling 3 2
49 springing 2 2
50 stifling 2 2
51 stinking 2 2
52 stroking 2 2
53 supposing 3 2
54 oscillating 4 1
55 scalding 2 1
56 scattering 3 1
57 sightseeing 3 1
58 slaughtering 3 1
59 smothering 3 1
60 smuggling 2 1
61 soldiering 3 1
62 spalding 2 1
63 sparling 2 1
64 splicing 2 1
65 squashing 2 1
66 squeaking 2 1
67 squealing 2 1
68 squirting 2 1
69 stomping 2 1
70 storming 2 1
71 strafing 2 1
72 striding 2 1
73 stringing 2 1
74 strumming 2 1
75 strutting 2 1
76 stumping 2 1
77 subduing 3 1
78 succumbing 3 1
79 swaggering 3 1
80 swamping 2 1
81 ascertaining 4 0
82 censoring 3 0
83 cycling 3 0
84 iceskating 3 0
85 saddening 3 0
86 saddling 3 0
87 saluting 3 0
88 savaging 3 0
89 scalping 2 0
90 scorching 2 0
91 scrapping 2 0
92 sedating 3 0
93 seducing 3 0
94 seiberling 3 0
95 sidling 3 0
96 siphoning 3 0
97 siverling 3 0
98 skimping 2 0
99 skulking 2 0
100 slathering 3 0
101 slithering 3 0
102 slobbering 3 0
103 slumping 2 0
104 smarting 2 0
105 smattering 3 0
106 smelting 2 0
107 snickering 3 0
108 sniffling 2 0
109 snorting 2 0
110 sojourning 3 0
111 spanking 2 0
112 sparking 2 0
113 spattering 3 0
114 spaulding 2 0
115 splurging 2 0
116 spraining 2 0
117 sprucing 2 0
118 sputtering 3 0
119 squaring 2 0
120 squawking 2 0
121 squirming 2 0
122 stanching 2 0
123 starling 2 0
124 stoelting 2 0
125 storting 2 0
126 streaking 2 0
127 stripping 2 0
128 struebing 2 0
129 stuttering 3 0
130 summoning 3 0
131 surfacing 3 0
132 surpassing 3 0
133 surveilling 3 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 reading 2 141
2 spring 1 127
3 speaking 2 62
4 spending 2 41
5 readings 2 17
6 pleading 2 12
7 spraying 2 8
8 speeding 2 4
9 parading 3 2
10 treading 2 1
11 spalding 2 1
12 readying 3 1
13 spradling 2 0
14 spearheading 3 0
15 serenading 4 0
16 misreading 3 0
17 spradlin 2 0
18 spearing 2 0
19 dreading 2 0
20 breading 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "spreading" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "spreading" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "spreading" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 congregation 4 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "spreading".

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 13

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 133

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 1

Consonant Matches: 0

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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