Related Words for lengthening

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WordSyllablesCategories
increasing
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
prolongation
x/xx
Verb, Noun
perpetuation
xxx/x
Noun, Noun
shortening
/xx
Noun, Verb
strengthening
/xx
Noun
stretching
/x
Verb
prolonging
x/x
Verb
decreasing
x/x
Verb
deepening
/xx
Verb
reducing
x/x
Verb
enhancing
x/x
Verb
extending
x/x
Verb
widening
/xx
Noun
straightening
/xx
Noun
augmenting
/xx
Verb
delaying
x/x
Verb
broadening
/xx
Noun
streamlining
/xx
Noun
improving
x/x
Verb
darkening
/xx
Noun
diminishing
x/xx
Verb
extension
x/x
Noun
thickening
/xx
Noun
length
/
Noun
shorter
/x
Adjective
expanding
x/x
Verb
enlarging
x/x
Verb
loosening
/xx
Noun
reshaping
x/x
Noun
lowering
/xx
Verb
stiffening
/xx
Noun
tightening
/xx
Noun
modifying
/xxx
Verb
intensifying
x/xxx
Verb
accentuating
x/xxx
Verb
softening
/xx
Noun
altering
/xx
Verb
lessening
/xx
Noun
changing
/x
Verb
shrinking
/x
Noun
elongation
xx/x
Noun
weakening
/xx
Noun
brightening
/xx
Noun
doubling
/xx
Noun
adjusting
x/x
Verb
bending
/x
Noun
shaping
/x
Verb
duration
//x
Noun
trimming
/x
Verb
accelerating
x/xxx
Verb
worsening
/xx
Verb
boosting
/x
Verb
bolstering
/xx
Verb
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
limiting
/xx
Verb
effect
x/
Noun
curving
/x
Verb
stabilizing
/xxx
Adjective
postponing
x/x
Verb
shifting
/x
Verb
tweaking
/x
Noun
flattening
/xx
Noun
narrowing
/xx
Noun
squeezing
/x
Verb
removing
x/x
Verb
flexing
/x
Noun
amplifying
/xxx
Noun
simplifying
/xxx
Verb
solidifying
x/xxx
Verb
realigning
xx/x
Verb
hastening
/xx
Verb
maximizing
/xxx
Verb
thinning
/x
Noun
splitting
/x
Noun
ameliorating
x/xxx
Verb
undermining
/xxx
Noun
production
x/x
Noun
making
/x
Noun
enlargement
x/x
Noun
dilation
x/x
Noun
distension
x/x
Noun
slimming
/x
Noun
augmentation
xx/x
Noun
maturation
xx/x
Noun
toughening
/xx
Noun
distention
x/x
Noun
hardening
/xx
Noun
multiplication
xxx/x
Noun
developing
x/xx
Verb
amplification
xxx/x
Noun
aging
/x
Noun
dilatation
xx/x
Noun
ripening
/xx
Noun
distancing
/xx
Noun
branching
/x
Noun
telescoping
xx/x
Noun
creasing
/x
Verb
rescaling
x/x
Noun
fortifying
/xxx
Verb
furthering
/xx
Verb
proliferation
xxx/x
Noun
greening
/x
Noun
fattening
/xx
Noun
blossoming
/xx
Noun
upgrading
x/x
Noun
malting
/x
Noun
diminution
xx/x
Noun
blunting
/x
Noun
deterioration
x/xxxx
Noun
fashioning
/xx
Noun
spanning
/x
Verb
sweetening
/xx
Noun
leveling
/xx
Noun
furtherance
/xx
Noun
improvement
x/x
Noun
rooting
/x
Noun
construction
x/x
Noun
lensing
/x
Noun
hamstring
/x
Verb
telomeres
/xx
Noun
vowel
/x
Noun
leg
/
Adjective
compensatory
x/xxx
Adjective
calcaneal
xx/x
Adjective
maturities
x/xx
Noun
limb
/
Verb
subscapularis
//x/x
Adjective
stride
/
Noun
consonant
/xx
Noun
tendon
/x
Noun
tibial
/xx
Adjective
flexors
/x
Noun
ulnar
/x
Adjective
iambic
/xx
Adjective
syllable
/xx
Noun
lifespan
/x
Noun
penile
/x
Adjective
workday
/x
Noun
acceleration
xxx/x
Noun
balancing
/xx
Noun
blurring
/x
Noun
circuiting
/xx
Noun
continuation
xxx/x
Noun
curtailment
x/x
Noun
extraction
x/x
Noun
filtering
/xx
Noun
hyperextension
xxx/x
Noun
interminable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
measuring
/xx
Noun
mixing
/x
Adjective, Noun
pass
/
Verb, Noun
recovery
x/x
Noun
reduction
x/x
Noun
renewal
x/x
Noun
reversal
x/x
Noun, Adjective
rise
/
Noun, Verb
sequential
x/x
Adjective
shrinkage
/x
Noun
slowing
/x
Noun
strain
/
Noun, Verb
through
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
tilting
/x
Noun, Adjective
unbroken
x/x
Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
sorta
/x
Adverb
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
tell
/
Verb, Noun
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
anymore
xx/
Adverb
literally
/xxx
Adverb
save
/
Verb, Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb