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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| wear away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| whittle down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| whittling | /x | Verb |
| chip away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| dwindle | /x | Verb |
| grind away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| diminution | xx/x | Noun |
| diminishing | x/xx | Verb |
| shrinking | /x | Noun |
| cut down | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| carve out | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| winnowing | /xx | Noun |
| waste away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cut back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| thinning | /x | Noun |
| chop off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| narrowing | /xx | Noun |
| fritter away | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cutting | /x | Noun |
| tapering off | /xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| reducing | x/x | Verb |
| chop down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| depreciate | x/xx | Verb |
| wear down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fade away | /xx | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| tapering | /xx | Verb |
| strip away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| chopping | /x | Noun |
| shrinkage | /x | Noun |
| trimming | /x | Verb |
| simplify | /xx | Verb |
| weakening | /xx | Noun |
| incrementally | xx/xx | Adverb |
| minimizing | /xxx | Verb |
| cut into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| reduction | x/x | Noun |
| disintegrate | x/xx | Verb |
| economize | x/xx | Verb |
| taper off | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cutting off | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| deconstructing | xx/x | Verb |
| deteriorate | x/xxx | Verb |
| attrition | x/x | Noun |
| narrow down | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| take away | /xx | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| draw away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| minimising | /xxx | Verb |
| gradually | /xxx | Adverb |
| lessening | /xx | Noun |
| smallness | /x | Noun |
| cutting out | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| abducted | x/x | Adjective |
| abroad | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| absence | /x | Noun |
| absent | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| afield | x/ | Adverb |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| aloof | x/ | Adjective, Adverb |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| apart | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| aside | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backwards | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| bailey | /x | Name |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| barnes | / | Name |
| baronet | /xx | Noun |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| benson | /x | Name |
| bentley | /x | Name |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| blair | / | Name |
| brown | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| by | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| byron | /x | Name |
| came | / | Noun |
| capote | x/ | Name |
| cardigan | /xx | Noun |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| cecil | /x | Name |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| col | x | Noun |
| coldest | /x | Adjective |
| college | /x | Noun |
| constance | /x | Name |
| continued | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| cooper | /x | Name, Verb |
| cotton | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| delete | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| departed | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| depopulated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| devastated | /xxx | Adjective |
| disappear | xx/ | Verb |
| distance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| distant | /x | Adjective |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| dudley | /x | Name |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| elimination | xxx/x | Noun |
| elsewhere | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| eradicate | x/xx | Verb |
| erase | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| externally | x/xx | Adverb |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| faraway | /x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fern | / | Noun |
| fix | / | Verb, Noun |
| forever | x/x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| forsaken | x/x | Adjective |
| forth | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| forthwith | // | Adverb |
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| from | / | Verb |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| goodbye | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| heartbeat | /x | Noun |
| hence | / | Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| here | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| hood | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| immediately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| in | x | Verb, Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| inaccessible | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective |
| independently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| it | / | Noun, Adjective |
| jesus | /x | Name, Verb |
| later | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| leakage | /x | Noun |
| leave | / | Verb, Noun |
| longer | /x | Noun |
| loose | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| lose | / | Verb, Noun |
| lovely | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| margin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| marina | x/x | Noun |
| me | / | Noun |
| more | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| mouse | / | Noun, Verb |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| nearby | // | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| neglect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| now | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| oliver | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| on | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| outdoors | // | Noun, Adverb |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| overboard | /xx | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| pare | / | Verb |
| party | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pete | / | Name |
| populated | /xxx | Adjective |
| pull | / | Verb, Noun |
| quietest | /xx | Adjective |
| ran | / | Noun |
| ranger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ravaged | /x | Verb |
| remotely | x/x | Adverb |
| remove | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| ridden | /x | Adjective |
| school | / | Noun, Verb |
| separately | /xxx | Adverb |
| sexual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| shoot | / | Verb, Noun |
| sideways | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| soon | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| stay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| steal | / | Verb, Noun |
| suite | / | Noun |
| thence | / | Adverb |
| there | / | Adverb, Noun |
| throw | / | Verb, Noun |
| together | x/x | Adverb, Adjective |
| trip | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| unspoiled | x/ | Adjective |
| vacation | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| variance | /xx | Noun |
| via | /x | Noun |
| way | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
| yet | / | Adverb, Verb, Noun |
