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Term: cranking

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

  1. Term
  2. cranking

cranking

Definitions

Verb

  1. Travel along a zigzag path
  2. Start by cranking
  3. Rotate with a crank
  4. Fasten with a crank
  5. Bend into the shape of a crank
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "cranking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 cranking 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "cranking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 creating 3 29
2 accepting 3 21
3 occupying 4 7
4 quivering 3 7
5 committing 3 5
6 cleansing 2 4
7 cushioning 3 4
8 exposing 3 4
9 clamping 2 3
10 conquering 3 3
11 corrupting 3 3
12 cringing 2 3
13 squinting 2 3
14 capturing 3 2
15 quavering 3 2
16 scheduling 3 2
17 skirmishing 3 2
18 accenting 3 1
19 clamoring 3 1
20 clanking 2 1
21 clattering 3 1
22 conferring 3 1
23 conveying 3 1
24 cornering 3 1
25 crackling 2 1
26 eclipsing 3 1
27 excepting 3 1
28 expelling 3 1
29 kroening 3 1
30 quenching 2 1
31 scampering 3 1
32 scrounging 2 1
33 scuttling 3 1
34 acquiescing 4 0
35 cackling 3 0
36 cajoling 3 0
37 cautioning 3 0
38 clinching 2 0
39 clobbering 3 0
40 clumping 2 0
41 cluttering 3 0
42 coauthoring 4 0
43 cocooning 3 0
44 coddling 3 0
45 colliding 3 0
46 colluding 3 0
47 concurring 3 0
48 conjuring 3 0
49 conkling 2 0
50 conniving 3 0
51 correcting 3 0
52 countering 3 0
53 couponing 3 0
54 crafting 2 0
55 cramping 2 0
56 cresting 2 0
57 crimping 2 0
58 crocheting 3 0
59 crunching 2 0
60 culturing 3 0
61 curtailing 3 0
62 expiring 3 0
63 extolling 3 0
64 keisling 3 0
65 kemmerling 3 0
66 kesling 3 0
67 ketterling 3 0
68 kindling 2 0
69 kisling 3 0
70 klinzing 2 0
71 quarrying 3 0
72 quieting 3 0
73 quilting 2 0
74 quisling 2 0
75 scrimping 2 0
76 scuffling 3 0
77 sculpting 2 0
78 skydiving 3 0
79 skyhopping 3 0
80 skywriting 3 0
81 squelching 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 ranging 2 30
2 cracking 2 15
3 rankin 2 9
4 raining 2 7
5 ranking 2 5
6 creaking 2 5
7 croaking 2 1
8 clanking 2 1
9 crackling 2 1
10 yanking 2 1
11 racking 2 1
12 rankling 2 0
13 rankings 2 0
14 franking 2 0
15 raking 2 0
16 caning 2 0
17 tanking 2 0
18 ranting 2 0
19 rankins 2 0
20 rankine 2 0

Words That Follow

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

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Words That Precede

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

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Statistically Associated

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

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Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 5

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 81

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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