grounding
Definitions
Noun
- Education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
- Fastening electrical equipment to earth
Verb
- Fix firmly and stably
- Confine or restrict to the ground
- Place or put on the ground
- Instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- Bring to the ground
- Hit or reach the ground
- Throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- Hit a groundball
- Hit onto the ground
- Cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- Connect to a ground
- Use as a basis for; found on
Fragment
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Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "grounding".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | existing | 3 | 60 |
| 2 | governing | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | glancing | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | granting | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | grinding | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | glittering | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | glinting | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | grappling | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | agonizing | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | exhausting | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | exacting | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | gossiping | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | grasping | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | grunting | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | augmenting | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | exalting | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | exhorting | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | galloping | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | giggling | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | glimmering | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | exulting | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | garbling | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | garnering | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | gerberding | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | gobbling | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | grafting | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | gramling | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | groening | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | grueling | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | gurgling | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | guzzling | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "grounding".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | founding | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | grinding | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | goulding | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | pounding | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | rounding | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | grouping | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | sounding | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | resounding | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | grunting | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | wounding | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | groaning | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | groundling | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | grundig | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | grondin | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | rebounding | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | hounding | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | grudging | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | grouting | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | grousing | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | groening | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "grounding" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "grounding" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "grounding" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | students | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "grounding".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 14
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 31
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Coast Guard responds to vessel grounding off Christmas Cove, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 20, 2025 United States Coast Guard News (.mil)
Nov 20, 2025 United States Coast Guard News (.mil)
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Sep 12, 2025 Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) (.gov)
Sep 12, 2025 Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) (.gov)
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Apr 9, 2026 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Apr 9, 2026 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace