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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| drooping | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| pendulous | /xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| napping | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| asleep | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| drowsy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| dozing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| grinning | /x | Verb |
| chuckling | /x | Verb |
| shrugging | /x | Verb |
| smirking | /x | Noun |
| frowning | /x | Verb |
| muttering | /xx | Verb |
| murmuring | /xx | Verb |
| smiling | /x | Verb |
| glancing | /x | Verb |
| winking | /x | Verb |
| sighing | /x | Noun |
| mumbling | /xx | Verb |
| shaking | /x | Verb |
| waving | /x | Verb |
| whispering | /xx | Verb |
| gesturing | /xx | Verb |
| mutely | /x | Adverb |
| swaying | /x | Verb |
| laughing | /x | Verb |
| grimacing | /xx | Verb |
| giggling | /xx | Verb |
| shyly | /x | Adverb |
| distractedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| bowing | /x | Noun |
| nervously | /xx | Adverb |
| snickering | /xx | Verb |
| wincing | /x | Verb |
| scowling | /x | Verb |
| gazing | /x | Verb |
| clapping | /x | Noun |
| bobbing | /x | Noun |
| sagely | /x | Adverb |
| glumly | /x | Adverb |
| mouthing | /x | Noun |
| motioning | /xx | Verb |
| staring | /x | Verb |
| sauntering | /xx | Verb |
| demurely | x/x | Adverb |
| sheepishly | /xx | Adverb |
| hugging | /x | Verb |
| pausing | /x | Verb |
| resignedly | x/x | Adverb |
| disagreeing | xx/x | Verb |
| cringing | /x | Noun |
| vacantly | /xx | Adverb |
| tiredly | /xx | Adverb |
| exclaiming | x/x | Verb |
| agreeing | x/x | Verb |
| echoing | /xx | Verb |
| sleepily | /xx | Adverb |
| absently | /xx | Adverb |
| pointing | /x | Verb |
| wearily | /xx | Adverb |
| grunted | /x | Verb |
| sullenly | /xx | Adverb |
| cheerily | /xx | Adverb |
| shouting | /x | Verb |
| blushing | /x | Verb |
| appreciatively | x/xxxx | Adverb |
| approvingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| quizzically | /xx | Adverb |
| flicking | /x | Verb |
| glowering | /xx | Verb |
| angrily | /xx | Adverb |
| amiably | /xxx | Adverb |
| twirling | /x | Verb |
| dumbly | /x | Adverb |
| flinching | /x | Verb |
| yawning | /x | Noun |
| saluting | x/x | Verb |
| nudging | /x | Verb |
| squinting | /x | Verb |
| talking | /x | Verb |
| heads | / | Noun |
| blurted | /x | Verb |
| sneering | /x | Verb |
| solemnly | /xx | Adverb |
| silently | /xx | Adverb |
| applauding | x/x | Verb |
| clasping | /x | Verb |
| incredulously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| ruefully | /xx | Adverb |
| mockingly | /xx | Adverb |
| nonchalantly | /x/x | Adverb |
| cackling | /xx | Noun |
| gasping | /x | Verb |
| stiffly | /x | Adverb |
| scoffing | /x | Noun |
| nuzzling | /xx | Verb |
| flitting | /x | Verb |
| wordlessly | /xx | Adverb |
| humming | /x | Noun |
| blinking | /x | Noun |
| beck | / | Name |
| nibbling | /xx | Verb |
| thumbing | /x | Verb |
| nipping | /x | Verb |
| elbowing | /xx | Verb |
| hinting | /x | Verb |
| sneezing | /x | Noun |
| dabbing | /x | Verb |
| slapping | /x | Verb |
| rhythmic | /x | Adjective |
| vigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| affirmative | x/xx | Adjective |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| slow | / | Adjective |
| accentuated | x/xxx | Verb |
| anticipatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| bagged | / | Adjective |
| barren | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| blown | / | Adjective |
| brushed | / | Adjective |
| bumping | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| circulatory | /xxxx | Noun, Adjective |
| clicking | /x | Noun |
| combed | / | Adjective |
| concerted | x/x | Adjective |
| contemporaneous | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| contractile | /xx | Adjective |
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| count | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dragging | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| everlasting | xx/x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| exclamations | xx/x | Noun |
| fluttering | /xx | Noun |
| hammering | /xx | Noun |
| jerking | /x | Noun |
| lifting | /x | Noun |
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| marching | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| protestation | xx/x | Noun |
| ringing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| scolding | /x | Noun |
| stepping | /x | Noun |
| turning | /x | Noun |
| twisting | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| twitching | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
