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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| toiling | /x | Noun, Noun |
| intrusive | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| meddling | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| labouring | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fussy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| occupied | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Verb |
| active | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| officious | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| fancy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| laboring | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| interfering | xx/x | Noun, Noun |
| engaged | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| at work | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| in use | x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| tied up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| up to | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| preoccupied | x/xx | Verb |
| bustling | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| harried | /x | Adjective |
| distracted | x/x | Verb |
| swamped | / | Verb |
| crowded | /x | Adjective |
| quiet | /x | Adjective |
| tiring | /x | Noun |
| frazzled | /x | Adjective |
| working | /x | Verb |
| hustling | /xx | Noun |
| chaotic | x/x | Adjective |
| lazy | /x | Adjective |
| noisy | /x | Adjective |
| uninterested | x/xx | Adjective |
| relaxing | x/x | Verb |
| frantic | /x | Adjective |
| sleepy | /x | Adjective |
| happy | /x | Adjective |
| anxious | /x | Adjective |
| frenetic | x/x | Adjective |
| enjoying | x/x | Verb |
| congested | x/x | Adjective |
| hurry | /x | Noun |
| stressed | / | Verb |
| juggling | /xx | Noun |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective |
| diligent | /xx | Adjective |
| crazy | /x | Adjective |
| neglectful | x/x | Adjective |
| bored | / | Verb |
| overworked | xx/ | Adjective |
| unhappy | x/x | Adjective |
| eventful | x/x | Adjective |
| frustrated | /xx | Adjective |
| exciting | x/x | Adjective |
| chatty | /x | Noun |
| buzzing | /x | Verb |
| keeping | /x | Verb |
| sidetracked | /x | Verb |
| frenzied | /x | Adjective |
| messy | /x | Adjective |
| antsy | /x | Adjective |
| troubled | /x | Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective |
| procrastinating | x/xxx | Noun |
| successful | x/x | Adjective |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| prolific | x/x | Adjective |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| slow | / | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| interested | /xx | Adjective |
| restful | /x | Adjective |
| focused | /x | Verb |
| sick | / | Adjective |
| dawdling | /x | Verb |
| overwhelmed | xx/ | Verb |
| productive | x/x | Adjective |
| cranky | /x | Adjective |
| forgetful | x/x | Adjective |
| unusually | x/xxx | Adverb |
| busy as a bee | /x/x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| rushed | / | Verb |
| populous | /xx | Adjective |
| jammed | / | Verb |
| flat out | // | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| heaving | /x | Noun |
| slammed | / | Verb |
| cramped | / | Adjective |
| mobbed | / | Verb |
| packed | / | Verb |
| rammed | / | Verb |
| overcrowded | /xxx | Adjective |
| loaded | /x | Verb |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective |
| booming | /x | Adjective |
| bursting | /x | Verb |
| absorbed | x/ | Verb |
| replete | x/ | Adverb |
| flooded | /x | Verb |
| hyperactive | xx/x | Adjective |
| overactive | /x/x | Adjective |
| brimming | /x | Verb |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| rambunctious | x/x | Adjective |
| overstuffed | /xx | Adjective |
| exuberant | x/xx | Adjective |
| fretful | /x | Adjective |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| roaring | /x | Noun |
| wild | / | Adjective |
| engrossed | x/ | Verb |
| raging | /x | Verb |
| crank | / | Noun |
| jazzed up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| intersection | xx/x | Noun |
| freeway | /x | Noun |
| thoroughfare | /xx | Noun |
| waits | / | Noun |
| bee | / | Noun |
| waterfront | /xx | Noun |
| marts | / | Noun |
| tending | /x | Noun |
| sewing | /x | Noun |
| boulevard | /xx | Noun |
| hive | / | Noun |
| schedule | /x | Noun |
| praying | /x | Noun |
| studying | /xx | Noun |
| wharves | / | Noun |
| beavers | /x | Noun |
| seaport | /x | Noun |
| hum | / | Noun |
| dying | /x | Noun |
| street | / | Noun |
| homemaker | /xx | Noun |
| sidewalk | /x | Noun |
| talking | /x | Noun |
| highway | /x | Noun |
| housewife | /x | Noun |
| clinician | x/x | Noun |
| workday | /x | Noun |
| picking | /x | Noun |
| crossroads | /x | Noun |
| weekends | /x | Noun |
| throng | / | Noun |
| idleness | /xx | Noun |
| airport | /x | Noun |
| collecting | x/x | Noun |
| harbor | /x | Noun |
| haunts | / | Noun |
| docks | / | Noun |
| seasons | /x | Noun |
| digging | /x | Noun |
| waterway | /xx | Noun |
| roadway | /x | Noun |
| super | /x | Verb |
| shoppers | /x | Noun |
| port | / | Noun |
| deep | / | Adverb |
| absorbent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| achiever | x/x | Noun |
| acted | /x | Verb |
| activate | /xx | Verb |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| agitated | /xxx | Adjective |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| bah | / | Noun |
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| boisterous | /xx | Adjective |
| brains | / | Noun |
| care | / | Noun, Verb |
| caught | / | Adjective |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| coldest | /x | Adjective |
| dabble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| dealt | / | Noun |
| dense | / | Adjective, Noun |
| dip into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| doers | /x | Noun |
| doing | /x | Noun |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| dynamic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| employed | x/ | Adjective |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| filled | / | Adjective |
| flouting | /x | Noun |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| frequent | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| handled | /x | Adjective |
| handmaid | /x | Noun |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| held | / | Verb |
| hottest | /x | Adjective |
| industrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| job | / | Noun, Verb |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| lively | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| lonely | /x | Adjective |
| lonesome | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| made | / | Noun |
| martha | /x | Name |
| mouth | / | Noun, Verb |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| newman | /x | Name |
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| occupancy | /xxx | Noun |
| occupation | xx/x | Noun |
| oneself | x/ | Noun |
| ornate | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| overburdened | /x/x | Adjective |
| overloaded | /xxx | Adjective |
| peak | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| people | /x | Noun, Verb |
| play at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| plenty | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| popular | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| potter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| prey | / | Noun, Verb |
| prosperous | /xx | Adjective |
| putter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| quick | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| rainy | /x | Adjective |
| reloaded | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| responsible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| restless | /x | Adjective |
| ridden | /x | Adjective |
| rough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| saturated | /xxx | Adjective |
| school | / | Noun, Verb |
| served | / | Verb |
| signal | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| speedy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stormy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| sunspots | /x | Noun |
| taken | /x | Adjective |
| tasked | / | Verb |
| tense | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| them | / | Verb |
| tight | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| time | / | Noun, Verb |
| toddler | /x | Noun |
| turbulent | /xx | Adjective |
| unavailable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| uploaded | /xx | Adjective |
| urgent | /x | Adjective |
| very | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| while | / | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
