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Term: surrounding

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

  1. Term
  2. surrounding

surrounding

Definitions

Verb

  1. Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
  2. Envelop completely
  3. Surround so as to force to give up
  4. Surround with a wall in order to fortify
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "surrounding".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 surrounding 3 27
2 surroundings 3 8

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "surrounding".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 standing 2 101
2 starting 2 68
3 spending 2 41
4 studying 3 40
5 striking 2 39
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 "surrounding".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 surrounded 3 21
2 surroundings 3 8
3 surround 2 5
4 rounding 2 5
5 astounding 3 5
6 surrendering 4 4
7 sounding 2 3
8 grounding 2 2
9 resounding 3 2
10 scrounging 2 1
11 wounding 2 1
12 spurring 2 1
13 surmounting 3 0
14 surrounds 2 0
15 soundings 2 0
16 shrouding 2 0
17 rebounding 3 0
18 groundling 2 0
19 spurning 2 0
20 slurring 2 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 surrounding the 1 4
2 surrounding area 3 2
3 surrounding areas 3 2
4 surrounding space 1 2

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 the surrounding 1 7
2 events surrounding 2 2

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 excursions 3 2
2 forests 2 2
3 center 2 2
4 street 1 2
5 campus 2 2
6 durham 2 2
7 events 2 2
8 sensitivity 5 2
9 city 2 2
10 captured 2 2
11 trial 2 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 4

Fragments: 2

Sound Alikes: 133

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 4

Words that Precede: 2

Statistically Associated: 11

Consonant Matches: 0

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

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