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Term: starting

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

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  2. starting

starting

Definitions

Noun

  1. A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

Verb

  1. Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
  2. Set in motion, cause to start
  3. Leave
  4. Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
  5. Bring into being
  6. Get off the ground
  7. Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
  8. Get going or set in motion
  9. Begin or set in motion
  10. Begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
  11. Play in the starting lineup
  12. Have a beginning characterized in some specified way
  13. Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
  14. Bulge outward
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "starting".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 starting 2 68
2 restarting 3 0
3 upstarting 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "starting".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 standing 2 101
2 spending 2 41
3 studying 3 40
4 striking 2 39
5 surrounding 3 27
6 sampling 2 22
7 screaming 2 17
8 stretching 2 17
9 spreading 2 16
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 "starting".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 staring 2 26
2 startling 2 19
3 string 1 19
4 stating 2 16
5 starving 2 6
6 startlingly 3 4
7 starring 2 2
8 thwarting 2 1
9 strutting 2 1
10 restating 3 1
11 upstarting 3 0
12 restarting 3 0
13 storting 2 0
14 starling 2 0
15 smarting 2 0
16 statin 2 0
17 starin 2 0
18 sartin 2 0
19 targeting 3 0
20 st_martin 3 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 starting hands 1 6
2 starting with 1 5
3 starting in 1 4
4 starting on 1 3
5 starting point 1 2

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 of starting 1 3
2 the starting 1 2
3 a starting 1 2

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 manifold 3 2
2 airport 2 2
3 served 1 2
4 street 1 2
5 premium 3 2
6 importance 3 2
7 characterize 4 2
8 strength 1 2
9 value 2 2
10 suited 2 2
11 number 2 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 storting 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 15

Fragments: 3

Sound Alikes: 133

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 5

Words that Precede: 3

Statistically Associated: 11

Consonant Matches: 1

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

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