widening
Definitions
Noun
- An increase in width
- A part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park
- The act of making something wider
Verb
- Become broader or wider or more extensive
- Make (clothes) larger
- Make wider
- Extend in scope or range or area
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "widening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wondering | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | well-being | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | wandering | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | weakening | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | quarreling | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | whispering | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | awakening | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | quickening | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | wiggling | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | sweltering | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | swindling | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | waggling | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | walloping | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | watling | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | wellbeing | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | whimpering | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | whitening | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | wobbling | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | worshipping | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | quibbling | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | sweetening | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | swiveling | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | waltzing | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | wandling | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | weaverling | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | wedeking | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | wendling | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | wentling | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | wessling | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | westling | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | whipsawing | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | worsening | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "widening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | winning | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | denying | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | winding | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | winking | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | whining | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | weaning | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | denting | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | whitening | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | wincing | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | wining | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | widing | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | wilkening | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | winings | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | wilding | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | wieting | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | werning | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | wenning | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | wending | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | twining | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | denning | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "widening" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "widening" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "widening" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | colleges | 3 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "widening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 32
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:
Japan's Nidec Considers Leadership Change Including President Mitsuya Kishida Amid Widening Losses from Impairment Charges
Sep 28, 2026 finance.biggo.com
Sep 28, 2026 finance.biggo.com
Sudden infant deaths rise among babies born to Black mothers, widening mortality gap
Sep 24, 2026 Medical Xpress
Sep 24, 2026 Medical Xpress
Construction kicks off on Old Houston Road widening project in New Caney
Sep 23, 2026 Community Impact
Sep 23, 2026 Community Impact
Roadway Improvements Completed on Victory Boulevard (Route 171) Widening Project in York County
Sep 18, 2026 vdot.virginia.gov
Sep 18, 2026 vdot.virginia.gov
'The Faultlines in our World are Widening' – UN Secretary-General at the General Assembly
Sep 22, 2026 United Nations Sustainable Development Group
Sep 22, 2026 United Nations Sustainable Development Group