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Term: approaching

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

  1. Term
  2. approaching

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Definitions

Noun

  1. The event of one object coming closer to another
  2. The temporal property of becoming nearer in time
  3. The act of drawing spatially closer to something

Verb

  1. Move towards
  2. Come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
  3. Begin to deal with
  4. Come near in time
  5. Make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "approaching".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 approaching 3 27

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "approaching".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 according 3 140
2 concerning 3 62
3 containing 3 45
4 regarding 3 40
5 financing 3 34
6 recording 3 31
7 supporting 3 27
8 attending 3 23
9 competing 3 15
10 selecting 3 15
11 amusing 3 14
12 collecting 3 13
13 observing 3 13
14 suggesting 3 13
15 accounting 3 12
16 acquiring 3 11
17 adjusting 3 11
18 adopting 3 11
19 commanding 3 11
20 combining 3 10
21 refusing 3 10
22 comparing 3 9
23 obtaining 3 9
24 accusing 3 8
25 commencing 3 8
26 compelling 3 8
27 announcing 3 7
28 assisting 3 7
29 unwilling 3 7
30 connecting 3 6
31 submitting 3 6
32 succeeding 3 6
33 affecting 3 5
34 commuting 3 5
35 consuming 3 5
36 unloading 3 5
37 ascending 3 4
38 compiling 3 4
39 condemning 3 4
40 maneuvering 4 4
41 recovering 4 4
42 recruiting 3 4
43 adapting 3 3
44 awarding 3 3
45 collapsing 3 3
46 complying 3 3
47 composing 3 3
48 conceding 3 3
49 confessing 3 3
50 confining 3 3
51 decanting 3 3
52 patrolling 3 3
53 unending 3 3
54 affording 3 2
55 applauding 3 2
56 avenging 3 2
57 cavorting 3 2
58 commending 3 2
59 conceiving 3 2
60 confiding 3 2
61 confirming 3 2
62 conserving 3 2
63 convening 3 2
64 converting 3 2
65 sustaining 3 2
66 unfailing 3 2
67 abounding 3 1
68 accosting 3 1
69 alarming 3 1
70 amending 3 1
71 amounting 3 1
72 appointing 3 1
73 appraising 3 1
74 approving 3 1
75 aspiring 3 1
76 assaulting 3 1
77 attesting 3 1
78 combating 3 1
79 concealing 3 1
80 consoling 3 1
81 conversing 3 1
82 molesting 3 1
83 offending 3 1
84 subverting 3 1
85 unceasing 3 1
86 unleashing 3 1
87 unlocking 3 1
88 unpacking 3 1
89 unwitting 3 1
90 uprising 3 1
91 upsetting 3 1
92 aborting 3 0
93 abridging 3 0
94 abusing 3 0
95 acclaiming 3 0
96 acquitting 3 0
97 addicting 3 0
98 adhering 3 0
99 adorning 3 0
100 affixing 3 0
101 annexing 3 0
102 combatting 3 0
103 communing 3 0
104 condoning 3 0
105 converging 3 0
106 deciphering 4 0
107 lamenting 3 0
108 obliging 3 0
109 obsessing 3 0
110 oppressing 3 0
111 recanting 3 0
112 subleasing 3 0
113 subpoenaing 4 0
114 subsiding 3 0
115 suffusing 3 0
116 suppressing 3 0
117 uncaring 3 0
118 undocking 3 0
119 unfeeling 3 0
120 unfurling 3 0
121 unseating 3 0
122 unveiling 3 0
123 unwrapping 3 0
124 updating 3 0
125 uprooting 3 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 approach 2 123
2 approached 2 45
3 reaching 2 43
4 approaches 3 25
5 preaching 2 17
6 marching 2 15
7 coaching 2 6
8 prancing 2 3
9 appropriating 5 2
10 encroaching 3 2
11 approvingly 4 2
12 approving 3 1
13 arching 2 1
14 appraising 3 1
15 poaching 2 0
16 broaching 2 0
17 approximating 5 0
18 ranching 2 0
19 patching 2 0
20 parachuting 4 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 angle 2 2
2 believed 2 2
3 influence 3 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 8

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 125

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 3

Consonant Matches: 0

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

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