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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| downhill | // | Verb, Noun |
| downward | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| down | / | Adverb, Verb |
| dropping | /x | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| raining | /x | Verb, Noun |
| drizzling | /xx | Noun, Noun |
| falling | /x | Noun, Noun, Verb |
| descendant | x/x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| descendent | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Adjective |
| ascending | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| traversing | x/x | Verb |
| climbing | /x | Noun |
| ascent | x/ | Noun |
| plunging | /x | Verb |
| zigzagging | /xx | Verb |
| rising | /x | Verb |
| flying | /x | Noun |
| plummeting | /xx | Verb |
| swooping | /x | Verb |
| gliding | /x | Verb |
| moving | /x | Verb |
| circling | /xx | Verb |
| sliding | /x | Verb |
| tumbling | /xx | Verb |
| hovering | /xx | Verb |
| walking | /x | Verb |
| reaching | /x | Verb |
| encircling | x/xx | Noun |
| spiralling | /xx | Noun |
| entering | /xx | Verb |
| mountain | /x | Noun |
| clambering | /xx | Verb |
| dragging | /x | Verb |
| returning | x/x | Verb |
| marching | /x | Noun |
| elevating | /xxx | Verb |
| leaping | /x | Verb |
| converging | x/x | Noun |
| collapsing | x/x | Verb |
| toppling | /xx | Noun |
| crawling | /x | Verb |
| heading | /x | Verb |
| ridge | / | Noun |
| alighting | x/x | Verb |
| pummeling | /xx | Noun |
| conquering | /xx | Noun |
| shifting | /x | Verb |
| stepping | /x | Verb |
| cascading | x/x | Noun |
| fleeing | /x | Verb |
| journeying | /xx | Noun |
| jumping | /x | Noun |
| paralleling | /xxx | Verb |
| striding | /x | Verb |
| careening | x/x | Verb |
| standing | /x | Noun |
| scrambling | /xx | Verb |
| proceeding | x/x | Noun |
| soaring | /x | Verb |
| snaking | /x | Verb |
| crashing | /x | Verb |
| lurching | /x | Verb |
| lifting | /x | Noun |
| navigating | /xxx | Verb |
| creeping | /x | Verb |
| exiting | /xx | Verb |
| rolling | /x | Noun |
| dispersing | x/x | Verb |
| crossing | /x | Noun |
| scampering | /xx | Verb |
| dissipating | /xxx | Verb |
| arriving | x/x | Verb |
| summoning | /xx | Noun |
| leading | /x | Verb |
| slithering | /xx | Verb |
| veering | /x | Verb |
| pushing | /x | Verb |
| hurtling | /x | Verb |
| escaping | x/x | Verb |
| upward | /x | Adjective |
| subsiding | x/x | Verb |
| retreating | x/x | Verb |
| accelerating | x/xxx | Verb |
| rushing | /x | Verb |
| escalating | /xxx | Noun |
| surging | /x | Adjective |
| drifting | /x | Verb |
| approaching | x/x | Verb |
| disintegrating | x/xxx | Noun |
| thundering | /xx | Noun |
| evoking | x/x | Verb |
| slanting | /x | Verb |
| slipping | /x | Verb |
| stomping | /x | Noun |
| undulating | /xxx | Adjective |
| depreciating | x/xxx | Noun |
| downcast | /x | Adjective |
| abject | /x | Adjective |
| averse | x/ | Adjective |
| backward | /x | Adjective |
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective |
| underfoot | xx/ | Adverb |
| lowly | /x | Adjective |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| pejorative | x/xx | Adjective |
| down in the dumps | /xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective |
| depressive | x/x | Adjective |
| condescending | xx/x | Adjective |
| derogatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| downtrodden | x/x | Noun |
| deprecating | /xxx | Noun |
| sluggish | /x | Adjective |
| eroding | x/x | Noun |
| lowering | /xx | Verb |
| sullen | /x | Adjective |
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| doting | /x | Adjective |
| degraded | x/x | Adjective |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| down at heel | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| dependent | x/x | Adjective |
| sigmoid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| circumflex | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| lithosphere | /xx | Adverb |
| pelvic | /x | Adjective |
| spinal | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| posterior | x/x | Adjective |
| anterior | x/xx | Adjective |
| nude | / | Noun |
| abdominal | x/xx | Adjective |
| aorta | x/x | Noun |
| colon | /x | Noun |
| thoracic | x/x | Noun |
| duodenum | x/xx | Noun |
| proximal | /xx | Verb |
| palatine | /xx | Noun |
| deepest | /x | Adjective |
| auto | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| awhile | x/ | Adverb |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| band | / | Noun, Verb |
| baud | / | Noun |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| blind | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| blister | /x | Noun, Verb |
| boarding | /x | Noun |
| boils | / | Noun, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| bruises | /x | Verb |
| bum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| button | /x | Noun, Verb |
| butts | / | Noun |
| calf | / | Noun |
| clockwise | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| counterbalanced | xx/x | Adjective |
| declining | x/x | Noun |
| decreasing | x/x | Noun |
| diminishing | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| disembarking | xx/x | Noun |
| downstream | // | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| downturn | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dwindling | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| landing | /x | Noun |
| raid | / | Noun, Verb |
| shrinking | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| sinking | /x | Adjective |
| slowdown | /x | Noun |
| southerly | /xx | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| target | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tonic | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| waning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
