terrifying
Definitions
Verb
- Fill with terror; frighten greatly
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "terrifying".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | outstanding | 3 | 37 |
| 2 | struggling | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | traveling | 3 | 19 |
| 4 | stumbling | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | straightening | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | tingling | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | travelling | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | tumbling | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | tinkling | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | troubling | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | outstripping | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | stockpiling | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | structuring | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | taxpaying | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | tolerating | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | trampling | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | traversing | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | typesetting | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | typewriting | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | outflanking | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | outnumbering | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | outsmarting | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | outspending | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | stagnating | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | stampeding | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | steelmaking | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | stenciling | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | stonewalling | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | stribling | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | targeting | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | tarnishing | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | trafficking | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | tregoning | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | tripling | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "terrifying".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | trying | 2 | 163 |
| 2 | terrified | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | terrific | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | horrifying | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | trifling | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | terrifies | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | certifying | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | edifying | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | terrorizing | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | purifying | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | notifying | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | verifying | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | terrify | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | testifying | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | ferrying | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | gentrifying | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | erring | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | ratifying | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | deterring | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | recertifying | 5 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "terrifying" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "terrifying" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "terrifying" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "terrifying".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 34
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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