pining
Definitions
Noun
- A feeling of deep longing
Verb
- Have a desire for something or someone who is not present
- To hold fast or prevent from moving
- Attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; .
- Pierce with a pin
- Immobilize a piece
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "pining".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "pining".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | playing | 2 | 101 |
| 2 | opening | 3 | 83 |
| 3 | passing | 2 | 65 |
| 4 | speaking | 2 | 62 |
| 5 | putting | 2 | 54 |
| 6 | applying | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | pulling | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | packing | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | pushing | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | appearing | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | pitching | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | appealing | 3 | 14 |
| 13 | picking | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | opposing | 3 | 13 |
| 15 | plowing | 2 | 11 |
| 16 | spinning | 2 | 11 |
| 17 | appalling | 3 | 9 |
| 18 | peering | 2 | 9 |
| 19 | pouring | 2 | 9 |
| 20 | spraying | 2 | 8 |
| 21 | pacing | 2 | 7 |
| 22 | pauling | 2 | 7 |
| 23 | pausing | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | peeling | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | piling | 2 | 6 |
| 26 | popping | 2 | 6 |
| 27 | spacing | 2 | 6 |
| 28 | piping | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | poking | 2 | 5 |
| 30 | spitting | 2 | 5 |
| 31 | patting | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | speeding | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | spelling | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | padding | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | polling | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | posing | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | praying | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | sparring | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | spilling | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | paving | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | peeping | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | petting | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | poling | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | pooling | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | puffing | 2 | 2 |
| 46 | purging | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | spotting | 2 | 2 |
| 48 | appeasing | 3 | 1 |
| 49 | paging | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | peeking | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | pegging | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | pershing | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | pinging | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | pinning | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | poring | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | preying | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | prying | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | spanning | 2 | 1 |
| 59 | sparing | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | spewing | 2 | 1 |
| 61 | spoiling | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | spouting | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | appling | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | opining | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | pairing | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | panning | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | paring | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | pasing | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | patching | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | pawling | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | peaking | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | pearling | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | pecking | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | penning | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | perking | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | persing | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | piecing | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | pilling | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | pitting | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | plying | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | poaching | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | pouting | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | powering | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | pudding | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | puming | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | spawning | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | spearing | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | sperling | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | spicing | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | spiering | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | spiffing | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | spiking | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | spoofing | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | spurling | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | spurning | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | spurting | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "pining".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | painting | 2 | 59 |
| 2 | dining | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | pointing | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | printing | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | mining | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | inning | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | spinning | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | piling | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | pinching | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | lining | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | pinning | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | pinging | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | plinking | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | opining | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | pindling | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | wining | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | vining | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | pinion | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | fining | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | sprinting | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "pining" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "pining" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "pining" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "pining".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | penang | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 96
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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