muckraking
Definitions
Noun
- The exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)
Verb
- Explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "muckraking".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | marketing | 3 | 43 |
| 2 | maintaining | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | monitoring | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | embarrassing | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | misleading | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | mentioning | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | emphasizing | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | maneuvering | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | modifying | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | meandering | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | memorizing | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | mistaking | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | amplifying | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | embezzling | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | emigrating | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | marshaling | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | matchmaking | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | mediating | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | migrating | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | mingling | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | moderating | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | molesting | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | mumbling | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | mushrooming | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | emaciating | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | embellishing | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | embroidering | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | empaneling | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | emulating | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | immunizing | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | imperiling | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | implanting | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | imprinting | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | mainwaring | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | mandating | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | mangling | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | manwaring | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | margining | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | marveling | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | massacring | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | meatpacking | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | misgiving | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | misjudging | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | misreading | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | misusing | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | moonlighting | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | mortgaging | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | mothballing | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | moviegoing | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | mummifying | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | mutating | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | smartening | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "muckraking".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | making | 2 | 255 |
| 2 | cracking | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | sucking | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | creaking | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | ranking | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | mucking | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | tucking | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | croaking | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | crackling | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | racking | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | muckrake | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | cranking | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | raking | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | mckain | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | mckaig | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | muckraker | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | mccrackin | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | backtracking | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | backbreaking | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | ukraine | 2 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "muckraking".
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Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 52
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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