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Term: cresting

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

  1. Term
  2. cresting

cresting

Definitions

Verb

  1. Lie at the top of
  2. Reach a high point
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "cresting".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 cresting 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "cresting".

# 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 cranking 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 "cresting".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 resulting 3 43
2 creating 3 29
3 resting 2 19
4 restoring 3 6
5 caressing 3 5
6 arresting 3 5
7 resisting 3 4
8 resorting 3 3
9 carpeting 3 2
10 wrestling 2 1
11 restating 3 1
12 wresting 2 0
13 reseting 3 0
14 cretin 2 0
15 retesting 3 0
16 resenting 3 0
17 recasting 3 0
18 crediting 3 0
19 breasting 2 0
20 vesting 2 0

Words That Follow

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

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Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 2

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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What’s the difference between “flood stage” of a river and “cresting”
Jul 20, 2017 WGN-TV
The 'Tough on Crime’ Wave Is Finally Cresting
Jan 16, 2018 Brennan Center for Justice
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Cresting a Cultural Wave
Jun 7, 2017 Architect Magazine
The Mississippi River cresting in northeast Iowa Friday, gradually falling next week
Apr 28, 2023 KGAN
Intense storms in Illinois fueled at least 15 tornadoes last week and fed rivers that will crest starting Monday
Apr 19, 2026 Chicago Tribune
Week In Review: Subsanador The Cresting Wave In Classic Division
Sep 29, 2024 Thoroughbred Daily News

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