tinkering
Definitions
Verb
- Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
- Work as a tinker or tinkerer
- Try to fix or mend
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "tinkering".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attempting | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | startling | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | twisting | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | totaling | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | attracting | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | stiffening | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | tightening | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | trusting | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | straddling | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | itemizing | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | tampering | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | tempting | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | tiptoeing | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | toppling | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | trickling | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | trifling | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | outscoring | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | stapling | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | stranding | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | taxiing | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | traipsing | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | automating | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | outclassing | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | outfoxing | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | outlasting | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | outsourcing | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | stationing | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | stradling | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | strickling | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | stripling | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | tabling | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | tangling | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | tempering | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | tendering | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | terpening | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | ticketing | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | torturing | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | totalling | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | toughening | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | tramping | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | trending | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | triggering | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | trouncing | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | tunneling | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | twiddling | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "tinkering".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | thinking | 2 | 145 |
| 2 | winking | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | lingering | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | tiring | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | bickering | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | tinkling | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | stinking | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | twinkling | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | pickering | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | hindering | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | fingering | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | tinker | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | tieing | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | tendering | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | inferring | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | hunkering | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | hankering | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | dickering | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | twining | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | tinkler | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "tinkering" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "tinkering" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "tinkering".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 45
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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