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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| rub | / | Verb, Noun |
| scratch | / | Noun, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| fret | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| chafe | / | Noun, Noun, Verb |
| ruffle | /x | Verb, Verb, Noun |
| disturbance | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| unraveling | x/xx | Noun |
| tearing | /x | Verb |
| corroding | x/x | Noun |
| fading | /x | Noun |
| disintegrating | x/xxx | Noun |
| crumbling | /xx | Verb |
| unravelling | x/xx | Noun |
| deteriorating | x/xxxx | Verb |
| deterioration | x/xxxx | Noun |
| eroding | x/x | Verb |
| creasing | /x | Verb |
| wrinkling | /xx | Noun |
| flaking | /x | Noun |
| weakening | /xx | Noun |
| edges | /x | Noun |
| loosening | /xx | Noun |
| mending | /x | Noun |
| tangling | /x | Verb |
| knotting | /x | Noun |
| warping | /x | Noun |
| gnawing | /x | Noun |
| hemming | /x | Noun |
| splintering | /xx | Noun |
| snagging | /x | Verb |
| tugging | /x | Verb |
| yellowing | /xx | Noun |
| straining | /x | Verb |
| brittleness | /xx | Noun |
| darkening | /xx | Noun |
| seams | / | Noun |
| ties | / | Noun |
| discoloration | xxx/x | Noun |
| breakage | /x | Noun |
| tightening | /xx | Noun |
| faltering | /xx | Adjective |
| undoing | x/x | Noun |
| sagging | /x | Verb |
| degenerating | x/xxx | Verb |
| stiffening | /xx | Noun |
| ragged | /x | Adjective |
| ripping | /x | Verb |
| dulling | /x | Noun |
| staining | /x | Noun |
| worsening | /xx | Verb |
| cord | / | Noun |
| disintegration | xxx/x | Noun |
| severing | /xx | Noun |
| creaking | /x | Noun |
| fringing | /x | Noun |
| underlining | /xxx | Verb |
| slipping | /x | Verb |
| cutting | /x | Noun |
| shrinking | /x | Noun |
| rusting | /x | Noun |
| sinew | // | Noun |
| tension | /x | Noun |
| crinkling | /x | Noun |
| abrasion | x/x | Noun |
| threadbare | /x | Adjective |
| undermining | /xxx | Noun |
| loosing | /x | Verb |
| irreparable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| entanglement | x/xx | Noun |
| shrinkage | /x | Noun |
| snapping | /x | Verb |
| diminishing | x/xx | Verb |
| softening | /xx | Noun |
| buckling | /x | Noun |
| collapsing | x/x | Verb |
| blunting | /x | Noun |
| exacerbating | x/xxx | Verb |
| greying | /x | Verb |
| crumpling | /xx | Noun |
| graying | /x | Noun |
| shreds | / | Noun |
| seeping | /x | Verb |
| rupturing | /xx | Noun |
| raggedy | /xx | Name |
| irritation | xx/x | Noun |
| uneven | x/x | Adjective |
| wobbling | /xx | Noun |
| seeming | /x | Verb |
| soiling | /x | Noun |
| nicks | / | Noun |
| shedding | /x | Noun |
| breaking | /x | Noun |
| rippling | /xx | Noun |
| inextricable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| trailing | /x | Verb |
| draping | /x | Noun |
| shearing | /x | Noun |
| lagging | /x | Noun |
| weaver | /x | Noun |
| webbing | /x | Noun |
| horsehair | // | Noun |
| tissue | /x | Noun |
| fabric | /x | Noun |
| knitting | /x | Noun |
| matting | /x | Noun |
| fuzzy | /x | Noun |
| material | x/xx | Noun |
| ruff | / | Noun |
| crepe | / | Noun |
| brack | / | Name |
| labrum | xx | Noun |
| metaphysis | xx/x | Noun |
| cupping | /x | Verb |
| tendon | /x | Noun |
| splitting | /x | Noun |
| cartilage | /xx | Noun |
| prevent | x/ | Verb |
| fibers | /x | Noun |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| nerves | / | Noun |
| ends | / | Noun |
| signs | / | Noun |
| bonds | / | Noun |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| blistering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| blurring | /x | Noun |
| bruising | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bulging | /x | Noun |
| chipping | /x | Noun |
| clumping | /x | Noun |
| flexing | /x | Noun |
| overlapping | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| pitting | /x | Noun |
| retouching | x/x | Noun |
| scarring | /x | Noun |
| widening | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| sfa | x | Name |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
