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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| affecting | x/x | Adjective, Verb | 
| poignant | /x | Verb, Adjective | 
| moving | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| untouched | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| caressing | x/x | Verb | 
| gripping | /x | Verb | 
| hugging | /x | Verb | 
| rubbing | /x | Verb | 
| kissing | /x | Verb | 
| stroking | /x | Verb | 
| holding | /x | Verb | 
| penetrating | /xxx | Adjective | 
| fondling | /xx | Noun | 
| tickling | /xx | Noun | 
| slapping | /x | Verb | 
| poking | /x | Verb | 
| illuminating | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| pulling | /x | Verb | 
| wiping | /x | Verb | 
| covering | /xx | Verb | 
| engaging | x/x | Verb | 
| bumping | /x | Verb | 
| smacking | /x | Noun | 
| reaching | /x | Verb | 
| uplifting | /xx | Noun | 
| exposing | x/x | Verb | 
| lifting | /x | Noun | 
| consoling | x/x | Adjective | 
| sharing | /x | Noun | 
| captivating | /xxx | Adjective | 
| pinching | /x | Noun | 
| absorbing | x/x | Verb | 
| telling | /x | Verb | 
| connecting | x/x | Verb | 
| conveying | x/x | Verb | 
| removing | x/x | Verb | 
| probing | /x | Noun | 
| impacting | x/x | Verb | 
| provoking | x/x | Adjective | 
| evoking | x/x | Verb | 
| revealing | x/x | Verb | 
| breaking | /x | Noun | 
| groping | /x | Verb | 
| swiping | /x | Verb | 
| heartwarming | /xx | Adjective | 
| grabbing | /x | Verb | 
| squeezing | /x | Verb | 
| pushing | /x | Verb | 
| examining | x/xx | Verb | 
| licking | /x | Noun | 
| hitting | /x | Verb | 
| tapping | /x | Noun | 
| jabbing | /x | Verb | 
| relaying | /xx | Noun | 
| shaking | /x | Verb | 
| touchy | /x | Adjective | 
| intertwining | /xxx | Noun | 
| sticking | /x | Verb | 
| sensitive | /xx | Adjective | 
| delicate | /xx | Adjective | 
| elevating | /xxx | Verb | 
| putting | /x | Verb | 
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective | 
| bending | /x | Noun | 
| burying | /xx | Verb | 
| smashing | /x | Verb | 
| enthralling | x/x | Adjective | 
| detaching | x/x | Verb | 
| reassuring | xx/x | Adjective | 
| stirring | /x | Adjective | 
| recounting | x/x | Noun | 
| ripping | /x | Verb | 
| intimating | /xxx | Verb | 
| comforting | /xx | Adjective | 
| controlling | x/x | Verb | 
| dragging | /x | Verb | 
| close | / | Adjective | 
| damaging | /xx | Adjective | 
| turning | /x | Verb | 
| enlightening | x/xx | Adjective | 
| dropping | /x | Verb | 
| pressing | /x | Verb | 
| showing | /x | Verb | 
| grasping | /x | Verb | 
| attaching | x/x | Verb | 
| teasing | /x | Noun | 
| loving | /x | Adjective | 
| shattering | /xx | Verb | 
| humanizing | /xxx | Noun | 
| placing | /x | Verb | 
| flicking | /x | Verb | 
| tugging | /x | Verb | 
| engrossing | x/x | Noun | 
| passing | /x | Noun | 
| haunting | /x | Noun | 
| heartbreaking | /xx | Adjective | 
| stimulating | /xxx | Adjective | 
| wrenching | /x | Noun | 
| interacting | xx/x | Verb | 
| complimenting | /xxx | Verb | 
| riveting | /xx | Noun | 
| pawing | /x | Noun | 
| scratching | /x | Verb | 
| protecting | x/x | Verb | 
| tearing | /x | Verb | 
| exchanging | x/x | Verb | 
| laying | /x | Verb | 
| keeping | /x | Verb | 
| swaying | /x | Verb | 
| snapping | /x | Verb | 
| twisting | /x | Verb | 
| depicting | x/x | Verb | 
| stepping | /x | Verb | 
| encircling | x/xx | Noun | 
| caring | /x | Verb | 
| involving | x/x | Verb | 
| electrifying | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| bringing | /x | Verb | 
| inspecting | x/x | Verb | 
| juxtaposing | xx/x | Verb | 
| stripping | /x | Noun | 
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective | 
| wrapping | /x | Noun | 
| striking | /x | Adjective | 
| wiggling | /xx | Noun | 
| inspiring | x/x | Adjective | 
| intermingling | xx/xx | Noun | 
| flinging | /x | Verb | 
| cuddling | /x | Verb | 
| presenting | x/x | Verb | 
| sliding | /x | Verb | 
| crossing | /x | Noun | 
| gratifying | /xxx | Adjective | 
| displaying | x/x | Verb | 
| protruding | x/x | Verb | 
| disconnecting | xx/x | Verb | 
| isolating | /xxx | Verb | 
| enclosing | x/x | Verb | 
| heartfelt | /x | Adjective | 
| mentioning | /xx | Verb | 
| hanging | /x | Verb | 
| entrancing | x/x | Adjective | 
| preventing | x/x | Verb | 
| separating | /xxx | Verb | 
| mimicking | /xx | Verb | 
| slamming | /x | Verb | 
| scalding | /x | Noun | 
| bouncing | /x | Noun | 
| hovering | /xx | Verb | 
| relating | x/x | Verb | 
| falling | /x | Verb | 
| snatching | /x | Verb | 
| shocking | /x | Adjective | 
| sweeping | /x | Verb | 
| talking | /x | Verb | 
| reconnecting | xx/x | Verb | 
| smelling | /x | Adjective | 
| scorching | /x | Adjective | 
| prying | /x | Verb | 
| piteous | /xx | Adjective | 
| tragic | /x | Adjective | 
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective | 
| depressing | x/x | Adjective | 
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective | 
| distressing | x/x | Adjective | 
| lamentable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| grievous | /x | Adjective | 
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective | 
| confronting | x/x | Verb | 
| upsetting | x/x | Verb | 
| distraught | x/ | Adjective | 
| harrowing | /xx | Noun | 
| depressive | x/x | Adjective | 
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| brokenhearted | /xxx | Adjective | 
| crushing | /x | Verb | 
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective | 
| provocative | x/xx | Adjective | 
| sorry | /x | Adjective | 
| tribute | /x | Noun | 
| spectacle | /xx | Noun | 
| scene | / | Noun | 
| letter | /x | Noun | 
| moment | /x | Noun | 
| manner | /x | Noun | 
| story | /x | Noun | 
| passage | /x | Noun | 
| picture | /x | Noun | 
| afflicting | x/x | Noun | 
| amusing | x/x | Adjective | 
| banal | x/ | Adjective | 
| bordering | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| brush | / | Noun, Verb | 
| buss | / | Name, Verb | 
| catch | / | Verb, Noun | 
| choosing | /x | Noun | 
| comical | /xx | Adjective | 
| coming | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| communicating | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| compelling | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| constraining | x/x | Noun | 
| contacting | /xx | Verb | 
| conversations | xx/x | Verb | 
| courting | /x | Noun | 
| curious | /xx | Adjective | 
| dab | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective | 
| deduction | x/x | Noun | 
| dig | / | Verb, Noun | 
| edifying | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| emotional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| emotive | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| feeling | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| flanking | /x | Verb | 
| flickering | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| forehead | /x | Noun | 
| gratification | xxx/x | Noun | 
| grazing | /x | Noun | 
| handling | /x | Noun | 
| harming | /x | Verb | 
| humorous | /xx | Adjective | 
| impressive | x/x | Adjective | 
| inappropriate | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| influential | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| lap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| lovely | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| manipulation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| masturbation | xx/x | Noun | 
| melodramatic | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| messing | /x | Noun | 
| nibble | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| opening | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| pat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| pertaining | x/x | Noun | 
| petting | /x | Noun | 
| playing | /x | Noun | 
| practicing | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| receiving | x/x | Noun | 
| referring | x/x | Noun | 
| regarding | x/x | Noun | 
| shaving | /x | Noun | 
| skimming | /x | Noun | 
| surrounding | x/x | Noun | 
| tag | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| tantalising | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| touchdown | /x | Noun | 
| trusting | /x | Adjective | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| shirtless | /x | Adjective | 
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
