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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| goad | / | Noun, Verb |
| spur | / | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| urging | /x | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| poking | /x | Verb, Noun |
| nudging | /x | Verb |
| cajoling | x/x | Noun |
| coaxing | /x | Noun |
| jabbing | /x | Verb |
| badgering | /xx | Noun |
| probing | /x | Noun |
| pushing | /x | Verb |
| pestering | /xx | Verb |
| prompting | /x | Verb |
| prying | /x | Verb |
| tugging | /x | Verb |
| nagging | /x | Noun |
| chiding | /x | Noun |
| teasing | /x | Noun |
| wiggling | /xx | Noun |
| persuading | x/x | Verb |
| pressuring | /xx | Verb |
| asking | /x | Verb |
| tweaking | /x | Noun |
| hounding | /x | Noun |
| questioning | /xx | Noun |
| scolding | /x | Noun |
| insistent | x/x | Adjective |
| wrangling | /xx | Noun |
| needling | /x | Noun |
| pawing | /x | Noun |
| squirming | /x | Verb |
| tinkering | /xx | Noun |
| rubbing | /x | Verb |
| pulling | /x | Verb |
| fiddling | /x | Noun |
| elbowing | /xx | Verb |
| shoving | /x | Verb |
| encouraging | x/xx | Adjective |
| imploring | x/x | Noun |
| admonishing | x/xx | Verb |
| tickling | /xx | Noun |
| gnawing | /x | Noun |
| squeezing | /x | Verb |
| digging | /x | Noun |
| slapping | /x | Verb |
| whacking | /x | Verb |
| wriggling | /xx | Noun |
| guiding | /x | Verb |
| placating | /xx | Verb |
| encouragement | x/xx | Noun |
| insistence | x/x | Noun |
| berating | x/x | Verb |
| coercing | x/x | Verb |
| forcing | /x | Verb |
| groping | /x | Verb |
| taunting | /x | Verb |
| dawdling | /x | Verb |
| thrusting | /x | Noun |
| grumbling | /xx | Noun |
| reminding | x/x | Verb |
| hammering | /xx | Noun |
| agitating | /xxx | Verb |
| pressing | /x | Verb |
| quizzing | /x | Noun |
| jostling | /xx | Noun |
| tapping | /x | Noun |
| nibbling | /xx | Verb |
| relenting | x/x | Noun |
| dragging | /x | Verb |
| sticking | /x | Verb |
| resisting | x/x | Verb |
| wooing | /x | Noun |
| pinching | /x | Noun |
| instructing | x/x | Verb |
| bumping | /x | Verb |
| scratching | /x | Verb |
| chastising | x/x | Verb |
| fussing | /x | Noun |
| inquiring | x/xx | Verb |
| informing | x/x | Verb |
| bending | /x | Noun |
| hinting | /x | Verb |
| insisting | x/x | Verb |
| persevering | xx/x | Adjective |
| bugging | /x | Noun |
| begging | /x | Noun |
| bothering | /xx | Verb |
| incessant | x/x | Adjective |
| yanking | /x | Verb |
| scrutinizing | /xxx | Verb |
| putting | /x | Verb |
| flicking | /x | Verb |
| antagonizing | x/xxx | Verb |
| mulling | /x | Verb |
| plucking | /x | Noun |
| kicking | /x | Verb |
| acquiescing | xx/x | Verb |
| bashing | /x | Noun |
| whining | /x | Verb |
| jiggling | /xx | Verb |
| interrogating | x/xxx | Verb |
| stroking | /x | Verb |
| exerting | x/x | Verb |
| jolting | /x | Noun |
| haggling | /xx | Noun |
| obliging | x/x | Adjective |
| clawing | /x | Noun |
| advising | x/x | Verb |
| delving | /x | Verb |
| sparking | /x | Noun |
| patting | /x | Verb |
| spurting | /x | Verb |
| thumbing | /x | Verb |
| nipping | /x | Verb |
| rebuking | x/x | Verb |
| sneezing | /x | Noun |
| yelping | /x | Noun |
| sting | / | Noun |
| yelling | /x | Verb |
| jutting | /x | Verb |
| drumming | /x | Noun |
| ribbing | /x | Noun |
| caressing | x/x | Verb |
| pecking | /x | Noun |
| gentle | /x | Adjective |
| relentless | x/x | Adjective |
| annoyance | x/x | Noun |
| buffeting | x/x | Noun |
| bullying | /xx | Noun |
| coercion | x/x | Noun |
| disagreement | xx/x | Noun |
| discouragement | x/xx | Noun |
| duress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| encroachment | x/x | Noun |
| exertion | x/x | Noun |
| harassment | x/x | Noun |
| interference | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| lobbying | /xx | Noun |
| meddling | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| stabbing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| support | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
