spreading
Definitions
Noun
- Process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
- The opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
- Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
Verb
- Distribute or disperse widely
- Become distributed or widespread
- Spread across or over
- Spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- Cause to become widely known
- Become widely known and passed on
- Strew or distribute over an area
- Move outward
- Cover by spreading something over
- Distribute over a surface in a layer
Fragment
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Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "spreading".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "spreading".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reading | 2 | 141 |
| 2 | spring | 1 | 127 |
| 3 | speaking | 2 | 62 |
| 4 | spending | 2 | 41 |
| 5 | readings | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | pleading | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | spraying | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | speeding | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | parading | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | treading | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | spalding | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | readying | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | spradling | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | spearheading | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | serenading | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | misreading | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | spradlin | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | spearing | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | dreading | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | breading | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "spreading" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "spreading" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | congregation | 4 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "spreading".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 13
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 133
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.
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