Related Words for sound shift

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abandonment
x/xx
Noun, Noun
acceleration
xxx/x
Noun
acceptable
x/xx
Adjective
accurate
/xx
Adjective
acoustic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
acoustical
x/xx
Adjective
adequate
/xx
Adjective, Verb
ado
x/
Noun
adoption
x/x
Noun
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
advisable
x/xx
Adjective
aft
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
agitate
/xx
Verb
air
/
Noun, Verb
allow
x/
Verb
alt
/
Noun, Adjective
alter
/x
Verb, Noun
alteration
xx/x
Noun
amend
x/
Verb, Noun
amendment
x/x
Noun
amplify
/xx
Verb
amplitude
/xx
Noun
appear
x/
Verb
appropriate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
are
/
Noun
arm
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
astute
x/
Adjective
audible
/xx
Adjective, Verb, Noun
audio
/xx
Adjective, Noun
audiotape
/xxx
Noun, Verb
auditory
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
aural
/x
Adjective
babble
/x
Noun, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
baffin
/x
Name
balanced
/x
Adjective
bang
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
based
/
Verb, Adjective
basic
/x
Adjective, Noun
bay
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beefy
/x
Adjective
beep
/
Noun, Verb
bell
/
Noun, Verb
bend
/
Noun, Verb
beneficial
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
benign
x/
Adjective
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
betterment
/xx
Noun
birr
/
Noun, Verb
blare
/
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
boa
/x
Noun
bom
/
Noun
bon
/
Noun
bona
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
bonne
/
Noun
boom
/
Noun, Verb
bra
/
Noun
bran
/
Noun
break
/
Verb, Noun
breakthrough
/x
Noun, Adjective
bubble
/x
Noun, Verb
budge
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bunker
/x
Noun, Verb
buzz
/
Noun, Verb
byte
/
Noun
cambio
/xx
Noun
canal
x/
Noun, Verb
car
/
Noun
careful
/x
Adjective
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
carry over
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
change
/
Noun, Verb
changeover
/xx
Noun
channel
/x
Noun, Verb
chant
/
Noun, Verb
chatter
/x
Noun, Verb
chemise
x/
Noun
chime
/
Noun, Verb
chink
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
chip
/
Noun, Verb
chirp
/
Noun, Verb
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
choose
/
Verb, Noun
chorus
/x
Noun, Verb
chug
/
Noun, Verb
clang
/
Noun, Verb
clank
/
Noun, Verb
clarion
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
clean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
clever
/x
Adjective, Noun
click
/
Verb, Noun
climate
/x
Noun, Verb
clink
/
Noun, Verb
clop
/
Noun, Verb
clump
/
Noun, Verb
clunk
/
Noun, Verb
coherent
x/x
Adjective
cohesive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
common
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
commotion
x/x
Noun
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
comprehensive
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
consistent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
consonant
/xx
Adjective, Noun
constructive
x/x
Adjective
contrast
/x
Noun, Verb
conversion
x/x
Noun
convert
/x
Verb, Noun
convincing
x/x
Adjective, Noun
cordial
/x
Adjective, Noun
corner
/x
Noun, Verb
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
crack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
creak
/
Noun, Verb
credible
/xx
Adjective
cree
/
Name
creep
/
Verb, Noun
crossing
/x
Noun, Adjective
crump
/
Name, Verb, Adjective
crunch
/
Noun, Verb
cry
/
Noun, Verb
curtailment
x/x
Noun
curve
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
custody
/xx
Noun
day
/
Noun, Verb
day shift
//
Phrase, Noun
decent
/x
Adjective
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
decrease
x/
Noun, Verb
deductive
x/x
Adjective
deep
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
defensible
x/xx
Adjective
deflect
x/
Verb
deflection
x/x
Noun
degeneration
xxx/x
Noun
demolish
x/x
Verb
departure
x/x
Noun
dependable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
detroit
x/
Name
development
x/xx
Noun
deviation
xx/x
Noun
devolution
xx/x
Noun
devolve
x/
Verb
difference
/xx
Noun, Verb
digging
/x
Noun
diminution
xx/x
Noun
din
/
Noun, Verb
direction
x/x
Noun
discontinuity
xxx/xx
Noun
discrepancy
x/xx
Noun
dislocation
x//x
Noun
dislodge
x/
Verb
displace
x/
Verb
displacement
x/x
Noun
dissonance
/xx
Noun
distract
x/
Verb, Adjective
divergence
x/x
Noun
diversion
x/x
Noun
divert
x/
Verb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
drawing
/x
Noun
drift
/
Noun, Verb
drive
/
Noun, Verb
drone
/
Noun, Verb
drum
/
Noun, Verb
drumbeat
/x
Noun
due
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
ear
/
Noun, Verb
echo
/x
Noun, Verb
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
efficiency
x/xx
Noun
efficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
eligibility
xxx/xx
Noun
english channel
/x/x
Name, Name
enlightened
x/x
Adjective, Noun
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
environment
x/xx
Noun
evolution
xx/x
Noun
evolve
x/
Verb
excellent
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
except
x/
Verb
exchange
x/
Noun, Verb
excursion
x/x
Noun, Verb
experiential
xxx/x
Adjective
facilitative
x/xxx
Adjective
fair
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
fanfare
/x
Noun, Verb
fathom
/x
Verb, Noun
faulty
/x
Adjective
favorable
/xxx
Adjective
feasible
/xx
Adjective
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
firm
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
flawed
/
Adjective
fluctuate
/xx
Verb
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
footfall
/x
Noun
footstep
/x
Noun
fourth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
friendly
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
fruitful
/x
Adjective
full
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fuss
/
Noun, Verb
gap
/
Noun, Verb
gear
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
glide
/
Verb, Noun
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
god
/
Name, Verb
gong
/
Noun, Verb
graveyard shift
/x/
Phrase, Noun
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
grumble
/x
Verb, Noun
guard
/
Noun, Verb
guide
/
Noun, Verb
gurgle
/x
Noun, Verb
hale
/
Name, Adjective, Verb
hand
/
Noun, Verb
handover
/xx
Noun
happy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
harmless
/x
Adjective
harmonious
x/xx
Adjective
health
/
Noun
healthful
/x
Adjective
healthier
/xx
Adjective
hear
/
Verb
heavy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
helpful
/x
Adjective
her
x
Noun
his
/
Noun
hiss
/
Noun, Verb
holistic
x/x
Adjective
honk
/
Noun, Verb
hop
/
Noun, Verb
horn
/
Noun, Verb
hover
/x
Verb, Noun
hum
/
Noun, Verb
ideal
x/
Adjective, Noun
identification
xxxx/x
Noun
impeccable
x/xx
Adjective
improve
x/
Verb
improvement
x/x
Noun
increase
x/
Noun, Verb
informed
x/
Adjective
insightful
/xx
Adjective
intact
x/
Adjective
integrity
x/xx
Noun
intelligent
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
inversion
x/x
Noun
its
/
Noun
job
/
Noun, Verb
journey
/x
Noun, Verb
judicious
x/x
Adjective
jump
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
justifiable
/xxxx
Adjective
justified
/xx
Adjective
knock
/
Verb, Noun
l
x
Noun, Adjective
lace
/
Noun, Verb
lag
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
landslide
/x
Noun, Verb
lap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
lean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
leap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
legal
/x
Adjective, Noun
legitimate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
lever
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
listening
/xx
Noun, Adjective
locomotion
xx/x
Noun
logical
/xx
Adjective
long island sound
//x/
Phrase, Noun
look
/
Verb, Noun
loud
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
lowercase
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
lurch
/
Noun, Verb
maid
/
Noun
mailed
/
Adjective
make noise
//
Phrase, Verb
mature
x/
Adjective, Verb
meaningful
/xx
Adjective
melody
/xx
Noun
migration
x/x
Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
mismatch
x/
Noun, Verb
moan
/
Noun, Verb
mobile
/x
Adjective, Name
modification
xxx/x
Noun
modify
/xx
Verb
motion
/x
Noun, Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
movement
/x
Noun
murmur
/x
Noun, Verb
music
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
mutate
/x
Verb
mutation
x/x
Noun
mutter
/x
Noun, Verb
narrows
/x
Noun
neglect
x/
Noun, Verb
nice
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
night
/
Noun, Verb
night shift
//
Phrase, Noun
noise
/
Noun, Verb
note
/
Noun, Verb
nubia
/xx
Name
offset
x/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
okay
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
opt
/
Verb, Name
option
/x
Noun, Verb
orderly
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
organizational
xxx/xx
Adjective
orient
/xx
Name, Verb, Adjective
orientation
xxx/x
Noun
overall
/xx
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
overthrow
/xx
Verb, Noun
pass
/
Verb, Noun
passage
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
passageway
/xx
Noun
past
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
pat
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
patter
/x
Noun, Verb
peaceful
/x
Adjective, Noun
peal
/
Noun, Verb
peep
/
Noun, Verb
perfect
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
perfection
x/x
Noun, Verb
pertinent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
phone
/
Noun, Verb
phoneme
/x
Noun
phonetic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
pick
/
Verb, Noun
pierce
/
Noun, Verb
ping
/
Noun, Verb
pink
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
pitch
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pivot
/x
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
play
/
Verb, Noun
play on
//
Phrase, Verb
polarization
xxx/x
Noun
pop
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
portion
/x
Noun, Verb
position
x/x
Noun, Verb
positive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
post
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
postponement
x/x
Noun
powerful
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
pragmatic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
proceed
x/
Verb
processing
/xx
Noun
profound
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
progress
/x
Noun, Verb
progression
x/x
Noun
proper
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
proven
/x
Adjective
prudent
/x
Adjective
pto
x
Name
puget sound
/x/
Name, Name
purr
/
Noun, Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
quack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
quality
/xx
Noun, Adjective
quart
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
quarter
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
quaver
/x
Noun, Verb
question
/x
Noun, Verb
quiet
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
racket
/x
Noun, Verb
radio
/xx
Noun, Verb
rap
/
Noun, Verb
rasp
/
Noun, Verb
rational
/xx
Adjective, Noun
rationalised
/xx
Adjective
rationalized
/xxx
Verb
rattle
/x
Noun, Verb
realignment
xx/x
Noun
reallocate
x/xx
Verb
reallocation
xxx/x
Noun
reasonable
/xxx
Adjective
reasoned
/x
Adjective
reassign
xx/
Verb
reassignment
xx/x
Noun
rebalancing
x/xx
Noun
recruitment
x/x
Noun
redeployment
xx/x
Noun
redirect
xx/
Verb, Noun
redistribute
xx/x
Verb
refine
x/
Verb
refocus
x/x
Verb
release
x/
Noun, Verb
relevant
/xx
Adjective
reliable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
relocate
x/x
Verb
relocation
x//x
Noun
removal
x/x
Noun
remove
x/
Verb, Noun
reorient
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
reorientation
x/xx/x
Noun
replace
x/
Verb
replacement
x/x
Noun
reposition
xx/x
Verb, Noun
reproducing
xx/x
Noun
resilient
x/x
Adjective
resonate
/xx
Verb
resound
x/
Verb, Noun
respectful
x/x
Adjective
responsible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
retrogression
/x/x
Noun
return
x/
Noun, Verb
revaluation
x/x/x
Noun
reverberate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
reversal
x/x
Noun, Adjective
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
righteous
/x
Adjective, Verb
rigorous
/xx
Adjective
rill
/
Noun, Verb
ripple
/x
Noun, Verb
rise
/
Noun, Verb
robust
x/
Adjective
roll
/
Noun, Verb
rollover
/xx
Noun, Verb
rotating
/xx
Adjective
rotation
x/x
Noun
round
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
route
/
Noun, Verb
ruckus
/x
Noun
rumble
/x
Noun, Verb
rustle
/x
Noun, Verb
sack
/
Noun, Verb
safe
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
sages
/x
Noun
salem
/x
Name
salubrious
x/xx
Adjective
salutary
/xxx
Adjective
sana
/x
Noun
sane
/
Adjective, Noun
satisfactory
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
screening
/x
Noun
scroll
/
Noun, Verb
secure
x/
Verb, Adjective
seem
/
Verb
sel
/
Noun
select
x/
Verb, Name, Adjective
selection
x/x
Noun
sense
/
Noun, Verb
sensible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
serious
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
service
/x
Noun, Verb
sheng
/
Name
shimmy
/x
Verb, Noun
shoulder strap
/x/
Phrase, Noun
shuffle
/x
Noun, Verb
shunt
/
Noun, Verb
shuttle
/x
Noun, Verb
sigh
/
Noun, Verb
silence
/x
Noun, Verb
silent
/x
Adjective, Noun
sing
/
Verb, Noun
skip
/
Verb, Noun
slide
/
Noun, Verb
slim
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
slip
/
Noun, Verb
slippage
/x
Noun
slowdown
/x
Noun
slush
/
Noun, Verb
smart
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
smooth
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
snap
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
snarl
/
Noun, Verb
soar
/
Verb, Noun
solenoid
/xx
Noun
solid
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
solidity
x/xx
Noun
solvent
/x
Adjective, Noun
sonar
/x
Noun
song
/
Noun
sonic
/x
Adjective
sonora
x/x
Name
sons
/
Name
soundtrack
/x
Noun, Verb
speak
/
Verb, Noun
speaker
/x
Noun
speech
/
Noun, Verb
spell
/
Noun, Verb
spend
/
Verb, Noun
spin
/
Noun, Verb
splash
/
Noun, Verb
splat
/
Noun, Verb
squawk
/
Noun, Verb
squeak
/
Noun, Verb
squelch
/
Verb, Noun
stable
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
station
/x
Noun, Verb
steadfast
/x
Adjective
steady
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
step
/
Noun, Verb
stereo
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
sterling
/x
Noun, Adjective
stick
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stint
/
Noun, Verb
stir
/
Verb, Noun
stout
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
strait
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
strap
/
Noun, Verb
streamlined
/x
Adjective
strength
/
Noun, Verb
strengthening
/xx
Noun
strict
/
Adjective
stringent
/x
Adjective
strong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
strum
/
Noun, Verb
stun
/
Noun, Verb
sturdy
/x
Adjective, Noun
sublimation
x//x
Noun
subscript
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
substantial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
substantiated
x/xxx
Verb, Adjective
substitution
xx/x
Noun
successful
x/x
Adjective
suitable
/xx
Adjective
sunt
/
Noun
sure
/
Adjective, Adverb
surf
/
Noun, Verb
sustainable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
swap
/
Noun, Verb
sway
/
Noun, Verb
swing
/
Noun, Verb
swing shift
//
Phrase, Noun
swish
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
switch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
swivel
/x
Noun, Verb
talk
/
Verb, Noun
tally
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
tap
/
Verb, Noun
targeting
/xx
Adjective, Noun
team
/
Noun, Verb
tendency
/xx
Noun
thorough
/x
Adjective, Noun
thoughtful
/x
Adjective
throbbing
/x
Noun, Adjective
thrum
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
thud
/
Noun, Verb
thump
/
Noun, Verb
thunk
/
Noun, Verb
tick
/
Noun, Verb
tilt
/
Noun, Verb
timbre
/x
Noun
ting
/
Noun, Verb
tink
/
Noun, Verb
tinkle
/x
Noun, Verb
tipping
/x
Noun
toggle
/x
Noun, Verb
tone
/
Noun, Verb
toot
/
Noun, Verb
totter
/x
Verb, Noun
tough
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
tour
/
Noun, Verb
tower
/x
Noun, Verb
track
/
Noun, Verb
train
/
Noun, Verb
trample
/x
Verb, Noun
transfer
x/
Noun, Verb
transference
x/x
Noun
transform
x/
Verb, Noun
transformation
xx/x
Noun
transit
/x
Noun, Verb
transition
x/x
Noun, Verb
transmission
x/x
Noun
transmutation
xx/x
Noun
transplant
x/
Noun, Verb
transportation
xx/x
Noun
transpose
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
travel
/x
Noun, Verb
trend
/
Noun, Verb
triangular
x/xx
Adjective
trick
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
trip
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
true
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
trump
/
Name, Verb
trustworthy
/xx
Adjective
tugs
/
Adjective
turn
/
Verb, Noun
turn around
/x/
Phrase, Verb, Noun
turnabout
/xx
Noun
turnaround
/xx
Noun
turnover
/xx
Noun, Adjective
twang
/
Noun, Verb
twist
/
Noun, Verb
twitter
/x
Name, Verb
u
/
Noun, Adjective
ultrasonic
xx/x
Adjective
unharmed
x/
Adjective
unhurt
x/
Adjective
uninfected
xx/x
Adjective
unison
/xx
Noun
unload
x/
Verb
unsound
x/
Adjective
upheaval
x/x
Noun
upper
/x
Adjective, Noun
uppercase
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
upturn
x/
Noun, Verb
useful
/x
Adjective
valid
/x
Adjective
validate
/xx
Verb
valuable
/xx
Adjective, Noun
variance
/xx
Noun
variation
xx/x
Noun
vary
/x
Verb, Noun
veer
/
Verb, Noun
vetting
/x
Noun
viable
/xx
Adjective, Noun
vibrato
x/x
Noun
vigorous
/xx
Adjective
virtuous
/xx
Adjective
voice
/
Noun, Verb
voted
/x
Verb
vowel
/x
Noun, Verb
ward
/
Noun, Verb
watch
/
Verb, Noun
watercourse
/xx
Noun
wave
/
Noun, Verb
waver
/x
Verb, Noun
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
weakening
/xx
Noun
weight
/
Noun, Verb
whir
/
Noun, Verb
whistle
/x
Noun, Verb
whiz
/
Noun, Verb
wholesome
/x
Adjective
wisdom
/x
Noun
wise
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
wobble
/x
Noun, Verb
word
/
Noun, Verb
work
/
Noun, Verb
workable
/xx
Adjective
workstation
/xx
Noun
worthwhile
//
Adjective
worthy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
zing
/
Noun, Verb