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Term: licking

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

  1. Term
  2. licking

licking

Definitions

Noun

  1. An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
  2. The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Verb

  1. Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
  2. Pass the tongue over
  3. Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
  4. Take up with the tongue
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "licking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 frolicking 3 2
2 clicking 2 1
3 flicking 2 1
4 licking 2 1
5 rollicking 3 1
6 flickinger 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "licking".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 living 2 194
2 looking 2 173
3 planning 2 129
4 leaving 2 88
5 leading 2 68
6 learning 2 60
7 sleeping 2 39
8 cleaning 2 37
9 lacking 2 32
10 letting 2 31
11 locking 2 31
12 closing 2 28
13 laughing 2 28
14 losing 2 28
15 placing 2 27
16 lighting 2 23
17 clothing 2 20
18 bleeding 2 16
19 claiming 2 16
20 clearing 2 16
21 leaning 2 15
22 loving 2 15
23 floating 2 12
24 pleading 2 12
25 climbing 2 11
26 liking 2 11
27 loading 2 11
28 sliding 2 11
29 blessing 2 10
30 blooming 2 10
31 longing 2 10
32 looming 2 10
33 pleasing 2 10
34 plumbing 2 9
35 clutching 2 8
36 clinging 2 7
37 fleeting 2 7
38 flooring 2 7
39 glaring 2 7
40 slipping 2 7
41 sloping 2 7
42 blazing 2 6
43 clapping 2 6
44 flaming 2 6
45 flashing 2 6
46 flowering 3 6
47 gleaming 2 6
48 slapping 2 6
49 lodging 2 5
50 logging 2 5
51 lowering 3 5
52 slashing 2 5
53 alerting 3 4
54 altering 3 4
55 blushing 2 4
56 flapping 2 4
57 flushing 2 4
58 plodding 2 4
59 slamming 2 4
60 alleging 3 3
61 blocking 2 3
62 flailing 2 3
63 flaring 2 3
64 glowering 3 3
65 leasing 2 3
66 looting 2 3
67 lurking 2 3
68 slugging 2 3
69 blaming 2 2
70 bleaching 2 2
71 blotting 2 2
72 clogging 2 2
73 eluding 3 2
74 fleming 2 2
75 flipping 2 2
76 flooding 2 2
77 glazing 2 2
78 lapping 2 2
79 lashing 2 2
80 layering 3 2
81 leaping 2 2
82 lessing 2 2
83 lining 2 2
84 loathing 2 2
85 lurching 2 2
86 plotting 2 2
87 sledding 2 2
88 aligning 3 1
89 allotting 3 1
90 alluding 3 1
91 alluring 3 1
92 blaring 2 1
93 bluffing 2 1
94 clicking 2 1
95 clocking 2 1
96 clowning 2 1
97 clucking 2 1
98 elbowing 3 1
99 flicking 2 1
100 flitting 2 1
101 flocking 2 1
102 flouting 2 1
103 lolling 2 1
104 luring 2 1
105 plucking 2 1
106 plugging 2 1
107 sleuthing 2 1
108 slinging 2 1
109 sluicing 2 1
110 blading 2 0
111 blaesing 2 0
112 blasing 2 0
113 bleeping 2 0
114 bloating 2 0
115 blogging 2 0
116 clanging 2 0
117 clashing 2 0
118 classing 2 0
119 clausing 2 0
120 clipping 2 0
121 cloaking 2 0
122 cloning 2 0
123 clotting 2 0
124 clouding 2 0
125 clubbing 2 0
126 elating 3 0
127 flagging 2 0
128 flaking 2 0
129 fledging 2 0
130 fleecing 2 0
131 flemming 2 0
132 flinging 2 0
133 flirting 2 0
134 flogging 2 0
135 flopping 2 0
136 gladding 2 0
137 gliding 2 0
138 gloaming 2 0
139 gloating 2 0
140 klausing 2 0
141 lading 2 0
142 lagging 2 0
143 lambing 2 0
144 laning 2 0
145 lanning 2 0
146 latching 2 0
147 lauding 2 0
148 leaching 2 0
149 leafing 2 0
150 leaking 2 0
151 leaming 2 0
152 leeming 2 0
153 legging 2 0
154 leising 2 0
155 leming 2 0
156 lemming 2 0
157 lenning 2 0
158 libbing 2 0
159 liming 2 0
160 loaning 2 0
161 lobbing 2 0
162 looping 2 0
163 loosing 2 0
164 lopping 2 0
165 loring 2 0
166 lossing 2 0
167 lucking 2 0
168 luehring 2 0
169 lugging 2 0
170 luhring 2 0
171 lulling 2 0
172 plaguing 2 0
173 plaiting 2 0
174 plating 2 0
175 pledging 2 0
176 slating 2 0
177 slicing 2 0
178 slighting 2 0
179 slimming 2 0
180 slitting 2 0
181 slogging 2 0
182 sloshing 2 0
183 slotting 2 0
184 slouching 2 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 lacking 2 32
2 locking 2 31
3 picking 2 14
4 kicking 2 12
5 liking 2 11
6 sticking 2 8
7 linking 2 6
8 frolicking 3 2
9 flicking 2 1
10 clicking 2 1
11 ticking 2 1
12 icing 2 1
13 rollicking 3 1
14 splicing 2 1
15 slicing 2 0
16 lucking 2 0
17 bicking 2 0
18 flickinger 3 0
19 flickering 3 0
20 tricking 2 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 lacking 2 32
2 locking 2 31
3 lucking 2 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 6

Fragments: 6

Sound Alikes: 184

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 3

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

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