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Term: clapping

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

  1. Term
  2. clapping

clapping

Definitions

Noun

  1. A demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

Verb

  1. Put quickly or forcibly
  2. Cause to strike the air in flight
  3. Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
  4. Clap one's hands together
  5. Strike the air in flight
  6. Strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
  7. Strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "clapping".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 clapping 2 6

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "clapping".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 according 3 140
2 carrying 3 71
3 cleaning 2 37
4 covering 3 32
5 exciting 3 29
6 closing 2 28
7 crossing 2 21
8 clothing 2 20
9 camping 2 18
10 screaming 2 17
11 claiming 2 16
12 clearing 2 16
13 cracking 2 15
14 accounting 3 12
15 counting 2 12
16 scratching 2 12
17 acquiring 3 11
18 climbing 2 11
19 coupling 2 9
20 accusing 3 8
21 clutching 2 8
22 crawling 2 8
23 creeping 2 8
24 clinging 2 7
25 coloring 3 7
26 crashing 2 7
27 cruising 2 7
28 crushing 2 7
29 scraping 2 7
30 screeching 2 7
31 squatting 2 7
32 carving 2 6
33 costing 2 6
34 exceeding 3 6
35 caressing 3 5
36 creaking 2 5
37 crowding 2 5
38 screening 2 5
39 casting 2 4
40 quitting 2 4
41 squeezing 2 4
42 calving 2 3
43 carping 2 3
44 catering 3 3
45 courting 2 3
46 crouching 2 3
47 crowning 2 3
48 equating 3 3
49 quoting 2 3
50 scrubbing 2 3
51 carousing 3 2
52 clogging 2 2
53 craving 2 2
54 scolding 2 2
55 accosting 3 1
56 careening 3 1
57 clicking 2 1
58 clocking 2 1
59 clowning 2 1
60 clucking 2 1
61 coaxing 2 1
62 copying 3 1
63 corning 2 1
64 corralling 3 1
65 coursing 2 1
66 croaking 2 1
67 crooning 2 1
68 cropping 2 1
69 curing 2 1
70 equipping 3 1
71 kipling 2 1
72 quaking 2 1
73 quelling 2 1
74 scalding 2 1
75 scattering 3 1
76 squashing 2 1
77 squeaking 2 1
78 squealing 2 1
79 squirting 2 1
80 acceding 3 0
81 accessing 3 0
82 acclaiming 3 0
83 acquitting 3 0
84 auctioning 3 0
85 canoeing 3 0
86 careering 3 0
87 carling 2 0
88 carting 2 0
89 clanging 2 0
90 clashing 2 0
91 classing 2 0
92 clausing 2 0
93 clipping 2 0
94 cloaking 2 0
95 cloning 2 0
96 clotting 2 0
97 clouding 2 0
98 clubbing 2 0
99 coasting 2 0
100 coercing 3 0
101 cording 2 0
102 corking 2 0
103 cozying 3 0
104 cramming 2 0
105 crating 2 0
106 cribbing 2 0
107 cuddling 2 0
108 equaling 3 0
109 excelling 3 0
110 kayaking 3 0
111 keasling 2 0
112 keesling 2 0
113 kelting 2 0
114 kersting 2 0
115 kesting 2 0
116 kettering 3 0
117 kiesling 2 0
118 kiessling 2 0
119 kissling 2 0
120 klausing 2 0
121 koshering 3 0
122 kreiling 2 0
123 quashing 2 0
124 quilling 2 0
125 quiring 2 0
126 quizzing 2 0
127 scalping 2 0
128 scorching 2 0
129 scrapping 2 0
130 skimping 2 0
131 skulking 2 0
132 squaring 2 0
133 squawking 2 0
134 squirming 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 mapping 2 7
2 slapping 2 6
3 tapping 2 6
4 flapping 2 4
5 clippings 2 4
6 clamping 2 3
7 rapping 2 3
8 lapping 2 2
9 leaping 2 2
10 sapping 2 1
11 napping 2 1
12 lapsing 2 1
13 capping 2 0
14 clipping 2 0
15 lappin 2 0
16 scrapping 2 0
17 recapping 3 0
18 zapping 2 0
19 wapping 2 0
20 lopping 2 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 clipping 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 8

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 134

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 1

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

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