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Term: bending

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

  1. Term
  2. bending

bending

Definitions

Noun

  1. Movement that causes the formation of a curve
  2. The property of being bent or deflected
  3. The act of bending something

Verb

  1. Form a curve
  2. Change direction
  3. Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
  4. Bend one's back forward from the waist on down
  5. Turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
  6. Bend a joint
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "bending".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 bending 2 7
2 unbending 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "bending".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 building 2 160
2 bringing 2 38
3 breaking 2 25
4 breathing 2 21
5 binding 2 20
6 bleeding 2 16
7 brooding 2 15
8 bursting 2 13
9 observing 3 13
10 blessing 2 10
11 blooming 2 10
12 bouncing 2 9
13 obtaining 3 9
14 borrowing 3 8
15 breeding 2 7
16 browning 2 7
17 brushing 2 7
18 blazing 2 6
19 bothering 3 6
20 boarding 2 5
21 blushing 2 4
22 bickering 3 3
23 blocking 2 3
24 boasting 2 3
25 boosting 2 3
26 bracing 2 3
27 bulging 2 3
28 balding 2 2
29 banking 2 2
30 barking 2 2
31 basking 2 2
32 basting 2 2
33 battering 3 2
34 belching 2 2
35 bellowing 3 2
36 blaming 2 2
37 bleaching 2 2
38 blotting 2 2
39 bounding 2 2
40 braving 2 2
41 breaching 2 2
42 briefing 2 2
43 bruising 2 2
44 bumping 2 2
45 abounding 3 1
46 badgering 3 1
47 banding 2 1
48 barging 2 1
49 belting 2 1
50 bettering 3 1
51 blaring 2 1
52 bluffing 2 1
53 bolting 2 1
54 bonding 2 1
55 bragging 2 1
56 braiding 2 1
57 browsing 2 1
58 buckling 2 1
59 bullying 3 1
60 aborting 3 0
61 abridging 3 0
62 abusing 3 0
63 beadling 2 0
64 belding 2 0
65 belying 3 0
66 bensing 2 0
67 benzing 2 0
68 bergling 2 0
69 besting 2 0
70 bilking 2 0
71 billowing 3 0
72 binging 2 0
73 bisbing 2 0
74 bisping 2 0
75 blading 2 0
76 blaesing 2 0
77 blasing 2 0
78 bleeping 2 0
79 bloating 2 0
80 blogging 2 0
81 bobbling 2 0
82 boening 3 0
83 bolding 2 0
84 boxing 2 0
85 braking 2 0
86 branning 2 0
87 brawling 2 0
88 breading 2 0
89 breeching 2 0
90 breining 2 0
91 brenning 2 0
92 bribing 2 0
93 bridging 2 0
94 brimming 2 0
95 brining 2 0
96 broaching 2 0
97 broiling 2 0
98 broking 2 0
99 brooking 2 0
100 bruening 2 0
101 bruning 2 0
102 bruting 2 0
103 buehring 2 0
104 buening 2 0
105 buesing 2 0
106 buffering 3 0
107 buffeting 3 0
108 bunching 2 0
109 bunting 2 0
110 burbling 2 0
111 burgling 2 0
112 burying 3 0
113 busting 2 0
114 butchering 3 0
115 buttering 3 0
116 obliging 3 0
117 obsessing 3 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 sending 2 34
2 ending 2 31
3 binding 2 20
4 pending 2 14
5 lending 2 7
6 vending 2 6
7 tending 2 4
8 mending 2 3
9 endings 2 3
10 blending 2 1
11 bonding 2 1
12 bening 2 0
13 bendig 2 0
14 unbending 3 0
15 wending 2 0
16 rending 2 0
17 fending 2 0
18 buening 2 0
19 boening 3 0
20 boeding 2 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 even 2 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 binding 2 20
2 banding 2 1
3 bonding 2 1

Results:

Term

Definitions: 9

Fragments: 2

Sound Alikes: 117

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 1

Consonant Matches: 3

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

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