Words ending -ING that accept S as a back hook, forming -INGS with definitions
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| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DING | EOSY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to ring «to form a ring «a circular band» around» |
| E | KING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to reign as king «a male monarch» |
| BCFS | LING | AOSY | [n. -S] · a heath plant |
| AO | PING | OS | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to produce a brief, high-pitched sound |
| BIW | RING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to form a ring «a circular band» around / ----- [v. RANG°, RUNG°, RINGING, RINGS] · to give forth a clear, resonant sound |
| U | SING | ES | [v. SANG, SUNG, SINGING°, SINGS] · to utter with musical inflections of the voice - SINGABLE [a.] |
| S | TING | ES | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to emit a high-pitched metallic sound |
| AOS | WING | SY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to travel by means of wings «organs of flight» |
| — | ZING | SY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to move with a high-pitched humming sound |
| CGPRW | AGING | S | [n. -S] · the process of growing old / ----- { ageing aging § ageings agings § ageing aging § ageing aging } |
| — | BEING | S | [n. -S] · something that exists |
| — | BLING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to adopt a flamboyant appearance |
| — | BOING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to make the sound of reverberation or vibration (=boinged boinging) |
| — | BRING | S | [v. BROUGHT, BRUNG, BRINGING, BRINGS] · to take with oneself to a place (=brung) |
| AE | CHING | S | [n. -S] · a high-pitched ringing sound |
| — | CLING | SY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to make a high-pitched ringing sound / ----- [v. CLUNG, CLINGING, CLINGS] · to adhere closely |
| — | DOING | S | [n. -S] · an action / ----- { de dee did do doh done § dos doses doss § de dee did didst do does doest doeth doing done dos dosed doses dosing dost doth § done § do § done } |
| — | DYING | S | [n. -S] · a passing out of existence / ----- { die dye dyestuff § dyes dyestuffs § dye dyed dyeing dyes dying § dyed } |
| — | FLING | S | [v. FLUNG, FLINGING, FLINGS] · to throw with force |
| — | GOING | S | [n. -S] · an advance toward an objective |
| DRV | ICING | S | [n. -S] · a sweet mixture for covering cakes |
| FP | LYING | S | [n. -S] · the act of telling lies |
| I | SLING | S | [v. SLUNG, SLINGING, SLINGS] · to throw with a sudden motion |
| — | STING | EOSY | [v. STUNG, STINGING, STINGS] · to prick painfully / ----- { stang sting stinging § stangs stings § stang stanged stanging stangs sting stinging stings stung § stinging } |
| — | SWING | ESY | [v. SWUNG or SWANG, SWINGING°, SWINGS] · to move freely back and forth |
| — | THING | SY | [n. -S] · an inanimate object |
| — | WRING | S | [v. WRUNG or WRINGED, WRINGING, WRINGS] · to twist so as to compress |
| — | ACTING | S | [n. -S] · the occupation of an actor |
| — | AGEING | S | [n. -S] · aging «the process of growing old» / ----- { ageing aging § ageings agings § ageing aging § ageing aging } |
| FLPW | AIRING | S | [n. -S] · an exposure to the air |
| CHPRW | ANTING | S | [n. -S] · the deliberate placing, by certain birds, of living ants among the feathers |
| F | ARCING | S | [n. -S] · the curved form of an arc (=arcings) |
| FHW | ARMING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that arms |
| BCGMT | ASKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one who asks |
| L | AUDING | S | [n. -S] · the process of hearing, recognizing, and interpreting a spoken language |
| DFLPY | AWNING | S | [n. -S] · a rooflike canvas cover - AWNINGED [a.] |
| — | BAKING | S | [n. -S] · a quantity baked |
| — | BALING | S | [n. -S] · the forming of something into tight bundles (=balings) |
| — | BLUING | S | [n. -S] · a fabric coloring / ----- { blueing bluing § blueings bluings § blueing bluing } |
| A | BODING | S | [n. -S] · an omen / ----- { abode aboding bode forbode forboding forebode foreboding § abodes bodes forbodes § abode aboded abodes aboding bode boded bodes boding forbode forboded forbodes forboding forebode foreboded forebodes foreboding § forboding foreboding } |
| — | BORING | S | [n. -S] · an inner cavity / ----- { bear bore born § bears bores § bare barest bear bearing bears bore bored bores boring born borne § bear bearable bored born borne § bearably } |
| — | BOWING | S | [n. -S] · the technique of managing the bow of a stringed instrument |
| — | BOXING | S | [n. -S] · a casing |
| A | BUSING | S | [n. -S] · the act of transporting by bus / ----- { autobus bus buss omnibus § autobuses autobusses buses busses omnibuses omnibusses § bus bused buses busing buss bussed busses bussing omnibus omnibuses omnibusses § bussed omnibus } |
| — | CANING | S | [n. -S] · punishment with a cane (=canings) |
| S | CARING | S | [n. -S] · the work of looking after someone (=carings) |
| — | CASING | S | [n. -S] · a protective outer covering |
| — | CAVING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of exploring caves |
| — | CODING | S | [n. -S] · the process of converting into symbols (=codings) |
| — | COKING | S | [n. -S] · the process of converting coal into coke «a carbon fuel» (=cokings) |
| — | COMING | S | [n. -S] · arrival «the act of arriving» |
| S | COPING | S | [n. -S] · the top part of a wall |
| — | COVING | S | [n. -S] · a concave molding |
| — | DARING | S | [n. -S] · bravery «courage» |
| — | DATING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that dates (=datings) / ----- { date § dates § date dated dates dating § datable dateable dated } |
| — | DINING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of eating dinner (=dinings) |
| — | DIVING | S | [n. -S] · the act or sport of plunging headfirst into water (=divings) |
| — | DOPING | S | [n. -S] · the use of drugs by athletes (=dopings) |
| — | DOXING | S | † doctor «to treat medically» [n. -S] |
| — | DUPING | S | [n. -S] · the act of duplicating something (=dupings) |
| — | DYEING | S | [n. -S] · something colored with a dye / ----- { die dye dyestuff § dyes dyestuffs § dye dyed dyeing dyes dying § dyed } |
| BFGHNRSTW | EARING | S | [n. -S] · a line on a ship |
| BHS | EATING | S | [n. -S] · the act of consuming food |
| HKW | EDGING | S | [n. -S] · something that forms or serves as an edge |
| T | EMPING | S | †! [n. -S] A snack cracker made of Gnetum gnemon~ seeds. |
| BFLMPRSTVW | ENDING | S | [n. -S] · a termination |
| — | FACING | S | [n. -S] · a lining at the edge of a garment |
| — | FADING | S | [n. -S] · an Irish~ dance |
| — | FENING | AS | [n. -S] · a monetary unit of Bosnia~ and Herzegovina~ / ----- { fening § feninga fenings } |
| — | FILING | S | [n. -S] · a particle removed by a file |
| — | FINING | S | [n. -S] · the clarifying of wines |
| — | FIRING | S | [n. -S] · the process of maturing ceramic products by heat |
| — | FIXING | S | [v. FIXED or FIXT, FIXING°, FIXES] · to repair - FIXABLE [a.] |
| — | FLYING | S | [n. -S] · the operation of an aircraft |
| — | FOXING | S | [n. -S] · a piece of material used to cover the upper portion of a shoe |
| — | GAMING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of gambling |
| — | GATING | S | [n. -S] · the process of opening and closing a channel (=gatings) |
| — | HAYING | S | [n. -S] · the season for harvesting hay |
| — | HAZING | S | [n. -S] · an attempt to embarrass or ridicule |
| C | HIDING | S | [n. -S] · a beating |
| GLPW | IMPING | ES | [n. -S] · the process of grafting |
| DFJKLOPSW | INKING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to mark with ink «a colored fluid used for writing» |
| BDFGPRSTW | INNING | S | [n. -S] · a division of a baseball game |
| S | KITING | S | [n. -S] · the act of flying a kite (=kitings) |
| P | LACING | S | [n. -S] · a contrasting marginal band of color |
| B | LADING | S | [n. -S] · cargo; freight / ----- { lade § lades § lade laded laden ladened ladening ladens lades lading lode § laden ladened } |
| FS | LAKING | S | [n. -S] · the reddening of blood plasma by the release of hemoglobin from the red corpuscles / ----- { lake loch lough § lakes lochs loughs § lake laked lakes laking § lakelike } |
| BCF | LAWING | S | [n. -S] · a bill for food or drink in a tavern |
| — | LIKING | S | [n. -S] · a feeling of attraction or affection |
| A | LINING | S | [n. -S] · an inner layer |
| — | LIVING | S | [n. -S] · a means of subsistence |
| C | LOSING | S | [n. -S] · a loss «the act of one that loses» / ----- { losing loss § losings losses § losing loss § losing } |
| G | LOVING | S | [n. -S] · the act of expressing love (=lovings) |
| BFGPS | LOWING | S | [n. -S] · the sound characteristic of cattle |
| EF | LUTING | S | [n. -S] · a substance used as a sealant |
| — | MAKING | S | [n. -S] · material from which something can be developed / ----- { mad made makable make makeable § makes § made make makes making § makable makeable } |
| — | MATING | S | [n. -S] · the period during which a seasonal-breeding animal can mate |
| — | MAYING | S | [n. -S] · the gathering of spring flowers |
| S | MILING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of running in a one-mile race |
| — | MINING | S | [n. -S] · the process or business of working mines «excavations in the earth» |
| — | MOWING | S | [n. -S] · the act of cutting down standing herbage / ----- { maw mawn mow § maws mows § mawing mow mowed mowing mown mows § mawed } |
| A | MUSING | S | [n. -S] · contemplation «© the act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study» |
| — | NOSING | S | [n. -S] · a projecting edge |
| BCD | OFFING | S | [n. -S] · the near future / ----- { aff off § off offed offing offs § off § off } |
| DLPRT | OUTING | S | [n. -S] · a short pleasure trip |
| S | PACING | S | [n. -S] · the speed at which an event takes place (=pacings) |
| — | PAGING | S | [n. -S] · a transfer of computer pages |
| — | PALING | S | [n. -S] · a picket fence / ----- { pale § pales § pale paled pales palest paling § pale paled paler palest pallid pallider pallidest § pallidly } |
| S | PARING | S | [n. -S] · something pared off |
| — | PAVING | S | [n. -S] · pavement «a paved surface» / ----- { pavement paving § pavements pavings § paving § paving } |
| — | PIEING | S | [n. -S] · the act of throwing a pie at a public figure (=pieings) / ----- { pi pied pye § pie pies pis pyes § pi pie pied pieing pies piing § pi pie pied } |
| S | PILING | S | [n. -S] · a structure of building supports / ----- { piling spiling § pilings spilings § piling spiling } |
| — | PIPING | S | [n. -S] · a system of pipes |
| — | PULING | S | [n. -S] · a plaintive cry |
| BGT | RACING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of engaging in contests of speed |
| CGOP | RATING | S | [n. -S] · relative estimate or evaluation |
| BCG | RAVING | S | [n. -S] · irrational, incoherent speech |
| GP | RIDING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that rides |
| AIP | RISING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that rises |
| G | ROPING | S | [n. -S] · the act of binding with a rope (=ropings) |
| DP | ROVING | S | [n. -S] · a roll of textile fibers |
| CGT | ROWING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of racing in light, long, and narrow rowboats |
| — | RULING | S | [n. -S] · an authoritative decision |
| — | SAVING | S | [n. -S] · the act or an instance of saving / ----- { save § saves § save saved saves saving § savable saveable saved } |
| — | SAYING | S | [n. -S] · a maxim / ----- { saith say sayable § says § said saith say sayed sayest saying says sayst § sayable § say § say } |
| — | SEEING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that sees |
| — | SEWING | S | [n. -S] · material that has been or is to be sewed |
| — | SIDING | S | [n. -S] · material used for surfacing a frame building |
| — | SIZING | S | [n. -S] · a substance used as a glaze or filler for porous materials |
| — | SKIING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of traveling on skis / ----- { skee skeed ski § skees skis § skee skeed skeeing skees ski skied skies skiing skis } |
| — | SORING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of making a horse's front feet sore to force high stepping |
| — | SOWING | S | [n. -S] · the act of scattering seeds (=sowings) |
| — | SPRING | ESY | [v. SPRANG° or SPRUNG, SPRINGING°, SPRINGS] · to move upward suddenly and swiftly |
| — | STRING | SY | [v. STRUNG or STRINGED, STRINGING°, STRINGS] · to provide with strings «slender cords» |
| S | TAKING | S | [n. -S] · a seizure / ----- { take § takes § take taken takes taking took § takable takeable taken } |
| — | TAPING | S | [n. -S] · the act or an instance of recording something on magnetic tape (=tapings) |
| — | TIDING | S | [n. -S] · a piece of news |
| — | TILING | S | [n. -S] · a surface of tiles |
| — | TIMING | S | [n. -S] · the selection of the proper moment for doing something |
| — | TUBING | S | [n. -S] · material in the form of a tube / ----- { tubework tubing § tubeworks tubings § tubing } |
| — | TUNING | S | [n. -S] · the act of adjusting a musical instrument to a correct pitch (=tunings) |
| — | TYPING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of writing with a typewriter (=typings) / ----- { type § types § type typed types typing § typable typeable typed § type } |
| CDPST | UPPING | S | [n. -S] · the process of marking young swans for identification purposes |
| GPS | URGING | S | [n. -S] · an attempt to persuade someone to do something (=urgings) |
| — | VIKING | S | [n. -S] · a Scandinavian~ pirate |
| A | WAKING | S | [n. -S] · the state of being awake (=wakings) / ----- { awaking wake woke § wakes § awake awaked awaken awakened awakening awakens awakes awaking awoke awoken wake waked waken wakened wakening wakens wakes waking wauk wauked wauking wauks woke woken wokest § awake awakened woke woker wokest } |
| — | WAXING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that waxes |
| — | WIRING | S | [n. -S] · a system of electric wires |
| — | ZONING | S | [n. -S] · the division of a city or land into areas subject to planning restrictions (=zonings) |
| DGJMTW | ANGLING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of fishing |
| MP | ARCHING | S | [n. -S] · a series of arches |
| — | BACKING | S | [n. -S] · support «to hold up or add strength to» |
| — | BAGGING | S | [n. -S] · material for making bags |
| — | BANDING | S | [n. -S] · the presence of stripes of contrasting colors (=bandings) |
| — | BANKING | S | [n. -S] · the business of a bank |
| A | BASHING | S | [n. -S] · an act of beating (=bashings) |
| — | BASTING | S | [n. -S] · the thread used by a baster |
| — | BATHING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that bathes (=bathings) |
| — | BATTING | S | [n. -S] · a batt «a sheet of cotton» / ----- { batt batting § battings batts § batting } |
| — | BEADING | S | [n. -S] · beaded material / ----- { beading beadwork § beadings beadworks § beading } |
| — | BEALING | S | [n. -S] · a beal «an infected sore «a painful place on the body»» / ----- { beal § bealings beals § beal bealing beals } |
| — | BEARING | S | [n. -S] · demeanor «the manner in which one conducts oneself» / ----- { bear bore born § bears bores § bare barest bear bearing bears bore bored bores boring born borne § bear bearable bored born borne § bearably } |
| — | BEATING | S | [n. -S] · a defeat |
| — | BEDDING | S | [n. -S] · material for making up a bed |
| — | BELLING | S | [n. -S] · a mock serenade for newlyweds (=bellings) |
| — | BELTING | S | [n. -S] · material for belts |
| A | BETTING | S | [n. -S] · the act of gambling on the outcome of a race (=bettings) |
| — | BIBBING | S | [n. -S] · the act of tippling «to drink alcoholic beverages» (=bibbings) |
| — | BIDDING | S | [n. -S] · a command |
| — | BIGGING | S | [n. -S] · biggin «a house» / ----- { biggin bigging § biggings biggins § bigging } |
| — | BILLING | S | [n. -S] · the relative position in which a performer is listed |
| — | BINDING | S | [n. -S] · the cover and fastenings of a book |
| — | BINGING | S | [n. -S] · bingeing «the act of indulging in something to excess» (=bingings) |
| — | BIRDING | S | [n. -S] · bird-watching / ----- { bird birdseye § birds birdseyes § bird birded birding birds § bird birdseye } |
| — | BIRLING | S | [n. -S] · a lumberjack's game / ----- { birles § birl birle birled birles birling byrl byrled byrling byrls } |
| — | BITTING | S | [n. -S] · an indentation in a key |
| — | BLADING | S | [n. -S] · the act of skating on in-line skates |
| — | BLUEING | S | [n. -S] · bluing «a fabric coloring» / ----- { blueing bluing § blueings bluings § blueing bluing } |
| — | BOATING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of traveling by boat |
| — | BOMBING | S | [n. -S] · an attack with bombs / ----- { bomb bombard bombarding § bombards bombs § bomb bombard bombarded bombarding bombards bombed bombing bombs § bomb bombable bombed } |
| — | BONDING | S | [n. -S] · the formation of a close personal relationship |
| — | BOOKING | S | [n. -S] · an engagement |
| — | BOOZING | S | [n. -S] · the act of drinking liquor excessively (=boozings) |
| — | BORKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of attacking a candidate in the media (=borkings) |
| — | BOWLING | S | [n. -S] · a game in which balls are rolled at objects |
| — | BRACING | S | [n. -S] · a brace or reinforcement |
| — | BREWING | S | [n. -S] · a quantity brewed at one time |
| — | BROKING | S | [n. -S] · brokerage «© the business or employment of a broker» / ----- { brokage brokerage broking § brokages brokerages brokings } |
| — | BUDDING | S | [n. -S] · a type of asexual reproduction |
| — | BUNTING | S | [n. -S] · a fabric used for flags |
| — | BURNING | S | [n. -S] · the firing of ceramic materials / ----- { born bourn bourne burn burned burnt § bournes bourns burns § born brent burn burned burning burns burnt § burned burnt } |
| — | BUSHING | S | [n. -S] · a lining for a hole |
| — | BUSKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of performing as a busker (=buskings) |
| — | BUSSING | S | [n. -S] · busing «the act of transporting by bus» / ----- { autobus bus buss omnibus § autobuses autobusses buses busses omnibuses omnibusses § bus bused buses busing buss bussed busses bussing omnibus omnibuses omnibusses § bussed omnibus } |
| — | BUZZING | S | [n. -S] · BUZZ, to make a vibrating sound (=buzzings) / ----- { buzzing § buzzings § buzzing § abuzz buzzing } |
| — | CABLING | S | [n. -S] · a cable or cables used for fastening something (=cablings) |
| — | CALKING | S | [n. -S] · material used to calk (=calkings) / ----- { calk caulk § calks caulks § calk calked calking calks calque caulk caulked caulking caulks § calked caulked } |
| — | CALLING | S | [n. -S] · a vocation or profession |
| S | CAMPING | S | [n. -S] · the act of living outdoors |
| S | CANNING | S | [n. -S] · the business of preserving food in airtight containers / ----- { can could couldest couldst § cans § able can canned canning cans canst could couldest couldst couth kin § canned § can kin } |
| — | CAPPING | S | [n. -S] · a wax covering in a honeycomb |
| — | CARDING | S | [n. -S] · the process of combing and cleaning cotton fibers; cleaned and combed fibers |
| — | CARLING | S | [n. -S] · a beam supporting a ship's deck / ----- { carl carle § carles carls § carl carle carling carls } |
| S | CARPING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one who carps |
| — | CARVING | S | [n. -S] · a carved figure or design / ----- { carve § carves § carve carved carven carves carving § carved carven } |
| — | CASTING | S | [n. -S] · something made in a mold |
| — | CATLING | S | [n. -S] · a surgical knife / ----- { catlin catling § catlings catlins } |
| — | CEILING | S | [n. -S] · the overhead lining of a room |
| — | CHASING | S | [n. -S] · a design engraved on metal |
| — | CLONING | S | [n. -S] · a technique for reproducing by asexual means |
| E | CLOSING | S | [n. -S] · a concluding part / ----- { close § closes § close closed closes closest closing § closable close closeable closed closer closest § close closely closer closest } |
| — | COAMING | S | [n. -S] · a raised border |
| — | COATING | S | [n. -S] · a covering layer |
| — | COAXING | S | [n. -S] · an act of cajoling (=coaxings) |
| — | CODLING | S | [n. -S] · an unripe apple / ----- { codlin codling § codlings codlins § codling } |
| — | COMBING | S | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to arrange or clean with a comb «a toothed instrument» |
| — | COMPING | S | [n. -S] · the playing of a jazz accompaniment (=compings) |
| — | COOKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that cooks |
| — | CORDING | S | [n. -S] · the ribbed surface of cloth |
| — | COSTING | S | [n. -S] · an estimation of the price of the production of something (=costings) |
| S | COWLING | S | [n. -S] · a covering for an aircraft engine |
| — | CRAVING | S | [n. -S] · a great desire |
| — | CRAZING | S | [n. -S] · a fine surface crack on pottery (=crazings) |
| — | CUNNING | S | [a. -NINGER, -NINGEST] · crafty / ----- [n. -S] · skill in deception |
| — | CUPPING | S | [n. -S] · an archaic medical process |
| — | CURBING | S | [n. -S] · a concrete border along a street / ----- { curb kerb kerbing § curbs kerbs § curb curbed curbing curbs kerb kerbed kerbing kerbs § curbable curbed kerbed } |
| — | CURLING | S | [n. -S] · a game played on ice |
| — | CUTTING | S | [n. -S] · a section cut from a plant |
| — | CYCLING | S | [n. -S] · the act of riding a bicycle |
| — | CYMLING | S | [n. -S] · a variety of squash / ----- { cymbling cymlin cymling simlin § cymblings cymlings cymlins simlins } |
| — | DABBING | S | [v. DABBED, DABBING°, DABS] · to touch lightly |
| — | DAMPING | S | [n. -S] · the ability of a device to prevent instability |
| — | DARLING | S | [n. -S] · a much-loved person |
| — | DARNING | S | [n. -S] · things to be darned / ----- { damn damning darn durn § damns darns durns § damn damned damnest damning damns darn darned darning darns durn durning § damn damning darn durn § damn darn durn § damn darn durn } |
| — | DAWNING | S | [n. -S] · daybreak «the first appearance of light in the morning» (=dawnings) / ----- { daw dawing dawn § dawns daws § daw dawed dawen dawing dawn dawned dawning dawns daws } |
| — | DEALING | S | [n. -S] · a business transaction |
| — | DECKING | S | [n. -S] · material for a ship's deck |
| — | DIALING | S | [n. -S] · the measurement of time by sundials / ----- { dialing dialling § dialings diallings § dialing dialling } |
| — | DIGGING | S | [v. DUG° or DIGGED, DIGGING°, DIGS] · to break up, turn over, or remove earth |
| — | DOWSING | S | [n. -S] · a technique for searching for underground water (=dowsings) |
| — | DOXXING | S | †! To publish personal information of (a person) without their consent. [v.] |
| — | DRAWING | S | [n. -S] · a portrayal in lines of a form or figure |
| — | DRIVING | S | [n. -S] · management of a motor vehicle / ----- { drive § drives § drave drive driven drives driving drove § drivable driveable driven } |
| — | DROVING | S | [n. -S] · the work of a drover (=drovings) |
| — | DUBBING | S | [n. -S] · dubbin «material for softening and waterproofing leather» / ----- { daubing dubbin dubbing § dubbings dubbins § daubing dubbin dubbined dubbing dubbining dubbins } |
| — | DUCTING | S | [n. -S] · a system of ducts |
| — | DUELING | S | [n. -S] · a contest between two persons with deadly weapons (=duelings) |
| — | DUMPING | S | [n. -S] · the selling of large quantities of goods at below the market price |
| — | DUNKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of dipping something into liquid (=dunkings) |
| — | DUSTING | S | [n. -S] · a light sprinkling (=dustings) |
| WY | EANLING | S | [n. -S] · yeanling «the young of a sheep or goat» / ----- { eanling yeanling § eanlings yeanlings } |
| LY | EARNING | S | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to gain or deserve for one's labor or service |
| — | EARRING | S | [n. -S] · an ornament for the earlobe |
| FY | EASTING | S | [n. -S] · a movement toward the east |
| — | ERLKING | S | [n. -S] · an evil spirit of Germanic folklore |
| FLR | ETCHING | S | [n. -S] · an etched design |
| — | EVENING | S | [n. -S] · the latter part of the day and early part of the night / ----- { eve even evening eventide § evenings evens eventides eves § even evened evenest evening evens § even evenest § even evenings } |
| — | FAILING | S | [n. -S] · a minor fault or weakness |
| — | FAIRING | S | [n. -S] · a structure on an aircraft serving to reduce drag |
| — | FALLING | S | [n. -S] · the felling of trees for timber (=fallings) |
| — | FARMING | S | [n. -S] · the business of operating a farm |
| — | FASTING | S | [n. -S] · abstention from eating |
| — | FATLING | S | [n. -S] · a young animal fattened for slaughter |
| — | FEEDING | S | [n. -S] · the act of giving food to a person or animal (=feedings) |
| — | FEELING | S | [n. -S] · the function or power of perceiving by touch |
| — | FELTING | S | [n. -S] · felted material |
| — | FENCING | S | [n. -S] · the art of using a sword in attack and defense |
| — | FILLING | S | [n. -S] · that which is used to fill something |
| — | FINDING | S | [n. -S] · something that is found |
| — | FISHING | S | [n. -S] · the occupation or pastime of catching fish |
| — | FISTING | S | [n. -S] · penetrate «a person's anus or vagina» with one's fist -- an offensive word (=fistings) |
| — | FITTING | S | [n. -S] · a small often standardized accessory part |
| — | FLUTING | S | [n. -S] · a series of parallel grooves |
| — | FLYTING | S | [n. -S] · a dispute in verse form / ----- { flite fliting flyte § flites flytes § flite flited flites fliting flyte flyted flytes flyting } |
| — | FOALING | S | [n. -S] · the act of giving birth to a horse (=foalings) |
| — | FOGGING | S | [n. -S] · the covering with fog (=foggings) |
| — | FOOTING | S | [n. -S] · a foothold |
| — | FORGING | S | [n. -S] · a forgery |
| — | FOULING | S | [n. -S] · a deposit or crust / ----- { foul fouler § fouls § befoul befouled befouling befouls foul fouled fouling fouls § foul fouler foulest } |
| — | FOWLING | S | [n. -S] · the hunting of birds |
| — | FRAMING | S | [n. -S] · framework «© the work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society» / ----- { frame § frames § enframe enframed enframes enframing frame framed frames framing § framable framed } |
| — | FRAYING | S | [n. -S] · something worn off by rubbing |
| — | FUNDING | S | [n. -S] · money provided for a particular purpose (=fundings) |
| — | FURRING | S | [n. -S] · a trimming or lining of fur |
| — | GASKING | S | [n. -S] · a gasket «packing for making something fluid-tight» / ----- { gasket gasking § gaskets gaskings § gasket gasketed gaskets § gasketed } |
| — | GASSING | S | [n. -S] · a poisoning by noxious gas |
| — | GEARING | S | [n. -S] · a system of gears / ----- { gear gearwheel § gears gearwheels § gear geared gearing gears § gear geared } |
| — | GELDING | S | [n. -S] · a castrated animal |
| — | GIFTING | S | [n. -S] · the act of presenting with a gift (=giftings) |
| — | GILDING | S | [n. -S] · the application of gilt |
| — | GINNING | S | [n. -S] · cotton as it comes from a gin |
| — | GLAZING | S | [n. -S] · glaziery «the work of a glazier» / ----- { glaziery glazing § glazieries glazings § glazing } |
| — | GLEYING | S | [n. -S] · development of gley |
| — | GNAWING | S | [n. -S] · a persistent dull pain |
| — | GODLING | S | [n. -S] · a lesser god |
| — | GOLFING | S | [n. -S] · the game of golf |
| — | GOSLING | S | [n. -S] · a young goose |
| — | GRATING | S | [n. -S] · a network of bars covering an opening |
| — | GRAZING | S | [n. -S] · land used for the feeding of animals / ----- { graze § grazes § graze grazed grazes grazing § grazable grazeable } |
| — | GUNNING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of hunting with a gun |
| STW | HACKING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of riding a horse for pleasure (=hackings) / ----- { hack hacking hackle hatchel heckle § hackings hackles hacks hatchels § hack hacked hacking hackle hackled hackles hackling hacks hatchel hatcheled hatcheling hatchelled hatchelling hatchels heckle § hackable hacking hackled § hack hacks } |
| — | HALVING | S | [n. -S] · the act of fitting timbers together by cutting out half the thickness of each (=halvings) |
| CW | HANGING | S | [n. -S] · an execution by strangling with a suspended noose |
| S | HARPING | S | [n. -S] · a wooden plank used in shipbuilding / ----- { harpin harping § harpings harpins § harping } |
| S | HAULING | S | [n. -S] · the action of transporting logs (=haulings) |
| — | HAWKING | S | [n. -S] · falconry «the sport of hunting with falcons» |
| — | HEADING | S | [n. -S] · a title |
| S | HEALING | S | [n. -S] · the process of becoming healthy again (=healings) |
| S | HEARING | S | [n. -S] · a preliminary examination |
| C | HEATING | S | [n. -S] · the act of making something hot (=heatings) |
| W | HEELING | S | [n. -S] · the act of inclining laterally |
| W | HELPING | S | [n. -S] · a portion of food |
| — | HERDING | S | [n. -S] · the work of tending or moving livestock (=herdings) |
| — | HERRING | S | [n. -S] · a food fish |
| C | HILDING | S | [n. -S] · a vile person |
| — | HISSING | S | [n. -S] · an object of scorn |
| — | HOLDING | S | [n. -S] · something held |
| — | HOOKING | S | [n. -S] · an illegal move in hockey involving the blade of the stick (=hookings) |
| CSW | HOPPING | S | [n. -S] · a going from one place to another of the same kind |
| T | HORNING | S | [n. -S] · a mock serenade for newlyweds (=hornings) |
| C | HOUSING | S | [n. -S] · any dwelling place |
| S | HUNTING | S | [n. -S] · an instance of searching |
| — | HURLING | S | [n. -S] · an Irish~ game / ----- { hurley hurling hurly § hurleys hurlies hurlings § hurling } |
| — | HUSKING | S | [n. -S] · a gathering of families to husk corn |
| — | IMAGING | S | [n. -S] · the process of producing an image / ----- { image imagine § images imagines § image imaged images imagine imagined imagines imaging imagining § imagined } |
| — | INBEING | S | [n. -S] · the state of being inherent |
| TW | INKLING | S | [n. -S] · a slight suggestion |
| — | IRONING | S | [n. -S] · clothes pressed or to be pressed / ----- { iron § irons § airn airns iron ironed ironing irons § iron ironed } |
| BDHPW | ITCHING | S | [n. -S] · an uneasy or tingling skin sensation |
| — | JEGGING | S | †! [n. -S] singular of jeggings |
| — | JESTING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one who jests |
| — | JOGGING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of running at a slow, steady pace |
| — | JOINING | S | [n. -S] · a juncture |
| — | JOSHING | S | [n. -S] · the act of teasing «to make fun of» (=joshings) |
| — | JOTTING | S | [n. -S] · a brief note |
| — | JUMPING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that jumps (=jumpings) |
| — | KARTING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of racing karts |
| — | KEENING | S | [n. -S] · the act of wailing loudly over the dead (=keenings) |
| — | KEEPING | S | [n. -S] · custody «guardianship» |
| — | KEGLING | S | [n. -S] · bowling «a game in which balls are rolled at objects» |
| — | KENNING | S | [n. -S] · a metaphorical compound word or phrase |
| — | KERNING | S | [n. -S] · the act of forming a projecting part of a typeface (=kernings) / ----- { curn kern kerne kirn § kernes kerns § kern kerne kerned kerning kerns § kerned } |
| — | KICKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of striking with the foot (=kickings) |
| S | KILLING | S | [n. -S] · a sudden notable success |
| — | KILTING | S | [n. -S] · an arrangement of kilt pleats |
| — | KITLING | S | [n. -S] · a young animal |
| — | KNIFING | S | [n. -S] · the act of stabbing with a knife (=knifings) |
| — | KNOWING | S | [a. -INGER, -INGEST] · astute / ----- [n. -S] · knowledge |
| BCFS | LAGGING | S | [n. -S] · an insulating material |
| — | LAMBING | S | [n. -S] · the birth of lambs on a farm (=lambings) |
| — | LANDING | S | [n. -S] · a place for discharging or taking on passengers or cargo |
| — | LAPWING | S | [n. -S] · a shore bird |
| CFPS | LASHING | S | [n. -S] · a flogging |
| B | LASTING | S | [n. -S] · a durable fabric |
| — | LATHING | S | [n. -S] · work made of or using laths / ----- { lathing lathwork § lathings lathworks § lathing } |
| P | LEADING | S | [n. -S] · a covering or border of lead |
| CG | LEANING | S | [n. -S] · a tendency |
| P | LEASING | S | [n. -S] · a falsehood |
| CS | LEAVING | S | [n. -S] · a leftover |
| — | LEGGING | S | [n. -S] · a covering for the leg / ----- { leggin legging § leggings leggins § leggin legging } |
| — | LEMMING | S | [n. -S] · a mouselike rodent |
| B | LENDING | S | [n. -S] · the act of giving something temporarily (=lendings) |
| F | LENSING | S | [n. -S] · the act or an instance of filming a motion picture (=lensings) / ----- { lense § lens lenses § lens lense lensed lenses lensing § lensed lensless } |
| CFS | LICKING | S | [n. -S] · a thrashing or beating |
| BCFS | LIPPING | S | [n. -S] · a liplike outgrowth of bone |
| — | LISPING | S | [n. -S] · LISP, to pronounce the letters s and z imperfectly (=lispings) |
| — | LISTING | S | [n. -S] · something that is listed |
| — | LOADING | S | [n. -S] · a burden |
| — | LOAFING | S | [n. -S] · a place where cattle are allowed to roam freely (=loafings) |
| — | LOANING | S | [n. -S] · a lane «a narrow passageway» |
| — | LODGING | S | [n. -S] · a temporary place to live / ----- { lodgement lodging lodgment § lodgements lodgings lodgments § lodging } |
| BCFSV | LOGGING | S | [n. -S] · the business of cutting down trees for timber |
| — | LONGING | S | [n. -S] · a strong desire / ----- { lang long § longs § lang long longed longest longing longs § lang long longer longest § long longer longest } |
| — | LOOTING | S | [n. -S] · the act of stealing goods left unprotected (=lootings) |
| — | LORDING | S | [n. -S] · a lordling «a young or unimportant lord» / ----- { lor lord § lords § lord lorded lording lords § lord } |
| E | MAILING | S | [n. -S] · a rented farm |
| — | MALLING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of shopping at malls «large buildings with many shops» (=mallings) / ----- { mall maul § malls mauls § mall malled malling malls maul mauled mauling mauls } |
| — | MALTING | S | [n. -S] · the process of preparing grain for brewing (=maltings) / ----- { malt maut § malts mauts § malt malted malting malts } |
| — | MAPPING | S | [n. -S] · a mathematical correspondence |
| — | MARKING | S | [n. -S] · a pattern of marks |
| — | MARLING | S | [n. -S] · marline «a rope used on a ship» / ----- { marline marling § marlines marlings § marline marlines marling } |
| — | MASKING | S | [n. -S] · a piece of scenery used to conceal parts of a stage from the audience |
| — | MATTING | S | [n. -S] · a woven fabric used as a floor covering / ----- { matt matte § mattes matts § matt matte matted mattes matting matts § matt matte matted } |
| — | MAULING | S | [n. -S] · the act of injuring by beating (=maulings) / ----- { mall maul § malls mauls § mall malled malling malls maul mauled mauling mauls } |
| — | MEANING | S | [n. -S] · something that one intends to convey by language |
| — | MEETING | S | [n. -S] · an assembly for a common purpose |
| AE | MENDING | S | [n. -S] · an accumulation of articles to be mended |
| E | MERGING | S | [n. -S] · the act of combining «to blend «to mix smoothly and inseparably together»» (=mergings) |
| — | MESHING | S | [n. -S] · the act of fitting together (=meshings) |
| — | MILLING | S | [n. -S] · a corrugated edge on a coin / ----- { mille § mill milles mills § mill milled milling mills § millable milled } |
| — | MOLDING | S | [n. -S] · a long, narrow strip used to decorate a surface / ----- { mold mool mould § molds moulds § mold molded molding molds mould moulded moulding moulds § moldable } |
| — | MOORING | S | [n. -S] · a place where a vessel may be moored |
| — | MORNING | S | [n. -S] · the early part of the day / ----- { morn morning § mornings morns § mornings § morning } |
| — | MOSHING | S | [n. -S] · frenzied dancing at a rock concert |
| — | MOUSING | S | [n. -S] · a wrapping around the shank end of a hook |
| — | MUGGING | S | [n. -S] · a street assault or beating |
| — | MUMMING | S | [n. -S] · a performance of a folk play by mummers (=mummings) / ----- { mam mom mum mumm mummer § mummers mums § mum mumm mummed mummer mummered mummering mummers mumming mumms mums § mum mumm § mum mumm } |
| — | MUNTING | S | [n. -S] · muntin «a dividing strip for window panes» / ----- { muntin munting § muntings muntins § muntined munting } |
| S | MUSHING | S | [n. -S] · MUSH, to travel over snow with a dog sled (=mushings) |
| S | NAGGING | S | [n. -S] · the act of finding fault incessantly (=naggings) |
| — | NECKING | S | [n. -S] · a small molding near the top of a column |
| — | NERVING | S | [n. -S] · a type of veterinary operation |
| — | NETTING | S | [n. -S] · a net / ----- { net nett netting § nets nettings netts § net nets nett netted netting § net nett netted § net nett § net } |
| S | NOGGING | S | [n. -S] · a type of masonry |
| — | NOONING | S | [n. -S] · a meal eaten at noon / ----- { noon noonday noontide noontime § noondays noons noontides noontimes § noon nooning noons § noons } |
| — | NOTHING | S | [n. -S] · the absence of all quantity or magnitude / ----- { naething nothing nuthin § naethings nothings § nothing nuthin § nothing nuthin § nothing nuthin } |
| — | NURSING | S | [n. -S] · the profession of one who nurses |
| — | NUTTING | S | [n. -S] · the act of gathering nuts |
| — | OPENING | S | [n. -S] · a vacant or unobstructed space / ----- { ope open § opens opes § ope oped open opened openest opening opens opes oping § ope open openable opened opener openest § ope } |
| — | OUTRING | S | [v. -RANG, -RUNG, -RINGING, -RINGS] · to ring louder than |
| — | OUTSING | S | [v. -SANG, -SUNG, -SINGING, -SINGS] · to surpass in singing «to utter with musical inflections of the voice» |
| — | PACKING | S | [n. -S] · material used to pack |
| — | PADDING | S | [n. -S] · material with which to pad |
| — | PAIRING | S | [n. -S] · a matching of two opponents in a tournament |
| S | PARGING | S | [n. -S] · a thin coat of mortar or plaster for sealing masonry / ----- { parge parget pargeting pargetting parging § parges pargetings pargets pargings § parge parged parges parget pargeted pargeting pargets pargetted pargetting parging § pargeted } |
| S | PARKING | S | [n. -S] · an area in which vehicles may be left |
| — | PARTING | S | [n. -S] · a division or separation |
| — | PASSING | S | [n. -S] · a death / ----- { pass passee § passes § pass passe passed passes passing § passe passed } |
| — | PASTING | S | [n. -S] · a beating «a defeat» (=pastings) |
| S | PEELING | S | [n. -S] · a piece or strip that has been peeled off |
| — | PEENING | S | [n. -S] · the action of treating sheet metal with metal shot in order to shape it (=peenings) / ----- { pane pean peen pein § peens peins § pane pean peen peened peening peens pein peined peining peins } |
| — | PETTING | S | [n. -S] · amorous caressing and kissing |
| — | PICKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that picks |
| — | PIECING | S | [n. -S] · material to be sewn together |
| — | PIMPING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of soliciting clients for a prostitute (=pimpings) |
| — | PINKING | S | [n. -S] · a method of cutting or decorating |
| S | PITTING | S | [n. -S] · an arrangement of cavities or depressions |
| — | PLACING | S | [n. -S] · the state of being ranked in a race (=placings) |
| — | PLATING | S | [n. -S] · a thin layer of metal |
| — | POLLING | S | [n. -S] · the registering or casting of votes (=pollings) |
| — | POSTING | S | [n. -S] · the act of transferring to a ledger |
| — | PRIMING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that primes |
| — | PUBBING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of drinking in pubs |
| S | PUDDING | SY | [n. -S] · a thick, soft dessert / ----- { pud pudding § puddings puds } |
| — | PUGGING | S | [n. -S] · the act of preparing clay for making bricks or pottery (=puggings) |
| — | PULPING | S | [n. -S] · the process of reducing to pulp (=pulpings) |
| — | PUNNING | S | [n. -S] · the act of making a pun (=punnings) |
| — | PURGING | S | [n. -S] · the act of purifying «to free from impurities» |
| — | PURLING | S | [n. -S] · an inversion of stitches in knitting (=purlings) |
| CDG | RAFTING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of traveling down a river on a raft (=raftings) |
| BDF | RAGGING | S | [n. -S] · the technique of decorating a wall by applying paint with a rag (=raggings) |
| BT | RAILING | S | [n. -S] · a fence-like barrier |
| BP | RAISING | S | [n. -S] · an elevation / ----- { raise § raises § raise raised raises raising § raisable raiseable raised } |
| CFPT | RANKING | S | [n. -S] · a listing of ranked individuals |
| G | RANTING | S | [n. -S] · loud and angry comments |
| G | RASPING | S | [n. -S] · a tiny piece of wood removed with a coarse file (=raspings) |
| BDT | READING | S | [n. -S] · material that is read |
| — | REARING | S | [n. -S] · the act of an animal standing on its rear limbs (=rearings) |
| — | REDWING | S | [n. -S] · a European~ thrush |
| B | REEDING | S | [n. -S] · a convex molding |
| C | REELING | S | [n. -S] · sustained noise (=reelings) |
| — | REFFING | S | [n. -S] · the work of a referee (=reffings) |
| — | REIVING | S | [n. -S] · an act or instance of plundering (=reivings) / ----- { reaving reft § reave reaved reaves reaving reft reive reived reives reiving } |
| CD | RIBBING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that ribs |
| T | RIFLING | S | [n. -S] · the system of grooves in a gun barrel |
| FPT | RIGGING | S | [n. -S] · the system of lines, chains, and tackle used aboard a ship |
| — | RINSING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that rinses / ----- { rinse § rinses § rinse rinsed rinses rinsing § rinsable rinsible } |
| — | RIOTING | S | [n. -S] · a violent public disturbance (=riotings) |
| — | ROAMING | S | [n. -S] · the use of a cell phone outside its local area (=roamings) |
| — | ROARING | S | [n. -S] · a loud, deep sound |
| DT | ROLLING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that rolls |
| P | ROOFING | S | [n. -S] · material for a roof / ----- { roof rooftop § roofs rooftops § roof roofed roofing roofs § roofed } |
| DG | RUBBING | S | [n. -S] · an image produced by rubbing |
| — | RUCHING | S | [n. -S] · a ruche «a pleated strip of fine fabric» / ----- { rouche ruche § rouches ruches § rouche rouches ruche ruched ruches ruching } |
| — | RUNNING | S | [n. -S] · a race |
| BC | RUSHING | S | [n. -S] · yardage gained in football by running plays |
| — | SACKING | S | [n. -S] · material for making sacks / ----- { sack sacque § sacks sacques § sack sacked sacking sacks § sackable sacked } |
| — | SACRING | S | [n. -S] · the consecration of bread and wine of the Eucharist~ |
| — | SAILING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that sails |
| — | SALTING | S | [n. -S] · land regularly flooded by tides / ----- { sal salt saul § sals salts § salt salted salting salts § salt salted saltest } |
| — | SAPLING | S | [n. -S] · a young tree |
| — | SAPPING | S | [n. -S] · the removal of the foundation of a building so as to weaken it (=sappings) |
| — | SCALING | S | [n. -S] · the formation of scales on the skin (=scalings) |
| — | SCORING | S | [n. -S] · the act of scoring in a game (=scorings) |
| — | SEALING | S | [n. -S] · the hunting of seals (=sealings) |
| — | SEATING | S | [n. -S] · material for covering seats |
| — | SEEMING | S | [n. -S] · outward appearance |
| — | SEINING | S | [n. -S] · the act of catching fish with a seine (=seinings) |
| — | SEISING | S | [n. -S] · seizing «the act of one that seizes» / ----- { seise seised seises seising seize seized seizes seizing § seisable seizable } |
| — | SEIZING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that seizes / ----- { seise seised seises seising seize seized seizes seizing § seisable seizable } |
| — | SERGING | S | [n. -S] · a process of finishing the raw edges of a fabric |
| — | SERVING | S | [n. -S] · a portion of food |
| — | SETTING | S | [n. -S] · the scenery used in a dramatic production |
| — | SEXTING | S | [n. -S] · the sending of sexually explicit messages or images by cell phone |
| — | SHADING | S | [n. -S] · protection against light or heat / ----- { shade § shades § shade shaded shades shading § shaded shadier shadiest shady } |
| — | SHAMING | S | [v. SHAMED, SHAMING°, SHAMES] · to cause to feel a painful sense of guilt or degradation |
| — | SHAVING | S | [n. -S] · something shaved off |
| — | SHORING | S | [n. -S] · a system of supporting timbers |
| — | SHOWING | S | [n. -S] · an exhibition or display / ----- { shaw shew shewing show showable § shaws shews shows § shawed shawing shawn shew shewed shewing shewn shews show showed showing shown shows § showable § shaw } |
| — | SIBLING | S | [n. -S] · one having the same parents as another / ----- { sib sibb sibling § sibbs siblings sibs § sib sibs § sib } |
| — | SIFTING | S | [n. -S] · the work of a sifter |
| — | SIGNING | S | [n. -S] · the act of writing one's signature on a document or in a book (=signings) |
| — | SINGING | S | [n. -S] · the act or sound of one that sings (=singings) |
| — | SITTING | S | [n. -S] · a meeting or session |
| — | SKATING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of gliding on skates |
| — | SLATING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that slates |
| — | SLAYING | S | [n. -S] · the act or an instance of killing (=slayings) |
| — | SMOKING | S | [n. -S] · the inhaling and exhaling of the smoke of tobacco or a drug (=smokings) / ----- { smokable smoke smokeable § smokes § smeek smeeked smeeking smeeks smoke smoked smokes smoking § smokable smokeable smoked } |
| — | SNIPING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that snipes (=snipings) |
| — | SNORING | S | [n. -S] · the act of breathing loudly while sleeping (=snorings) |
| — | SOAKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of wetting something thoroughly (=soakings) |
| — | SOARING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of flying in a heavier-than-air craft without power |
| — | SORTING | S | [n. -S] · the separating of items into groups (=sortings) |
| — | SPACING | S | [n. -S] · the distance between any two objects |
| — | SPAEING | S | [n. -S] · the act of foretelling «to tell of or about in advance» |
| — | SPILING | S | [n. -S] · a piling «a structure of building supports» / ----- { piling spiling § pilings spilings § piling spiling } |
| — | STAGING | S | [n. -S] · a temporary platform |
| — | STOPING | S | [n. -S] · the process of excavating in layers (=stopings) |
| — | STYLING | S | [n. -S] · the way in which something is styled |
| — | SUBBING | S | [n. -S] · a thin coating on the support of a photographic film |
| — | SUBRING | S | [n. -S] · a subset of a mathematical ring that is itself a ring |
| — | SUITING | S | [n. -S] · fabric for making suits |
| — | SURFING | S | [n. -S] · the act or sport of riding the surf «breaking waves» |
| — | SWILING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of hunting seals |
| S | TABBING | S | [n. -S] · the use of the tab key on a keyboard (=tabbings) |
| S | TABLING | S | [n. -S] · the setting of data or information in tables «columns» (=tablings) |
| — | TAILING | S | [n. -S] · the part of a projecting stone or brick that is inserted into a wall |
| S | TALKING | S | [n. -S] · conversation «© general course of conduct; behavior» |
| S | TAMPING | S | [n. -S] · the act of packing down by tapping (=tampings) |
| S | TANNING | S | [n. -S] · the process of converting hides into leather |
| — | TAPPING | S | [n. -S] · the process or means by which something is tapped |
| — | TASTING | S | [n. -S] · a gathering for sampling wines or foods (=tastings) / ----- { taste § tastes § taste tasted tastes tasting § tastable taste tasteable } |
| — | TATTING | S | [n. -S] · delicate handmade lace |
| — | TESTING | S | [n. -S] · the act of evaluating one by an examination (=testings) |
| — | THAWING | S | [n. -S] · the melting of a frozen substance (=thawings) |
| S | TICKING | S | [n. -S] · a strong cotton fabric |
| S | TINTING | S | [n. -S] · the process of one that tints |
| — | TITHING | S | [n. -S] · the act of levying tithes / ----- { tithe tythe tything § tithes tythes § tithe tithed tithes tithing tythe tythed tythes tything § tithe tithed } |
| — | TOLLING | S | [n. -S] · the collecting of tolls (=tollings) |
| S | TOOLING | S | [n. -S] · ornamentation done with tools |
| S | TOPPING | S | [n. -S] · something that forms a top |
| — | TOURING | S | [n. -S] · cross-country skiing for pleasure |
| — | TRACING | S | [n. -S] · something that is traced |
| — | TRADING | S | [n. -S] · the action of exchanging commodities (=tradings) / ----- { tradable trade tradeable § trades § trade traded trades trading § tradable trade tradeable } |
| — | TUCKING | S | [n. -S] · a series of stitched folds in a garment (=tuckings) |
| — | TUFTING | S | [n. -S] · a cluster of tufts used for decoration (=tuftings) |
| — | TUPPING | S | [n. -S] · the act of a ram copulating with a ewe (=tuppings) |
| — | TURNING | S | [n. -S] · a rotation about an axis |
| — | UNDOING | S | [n. -S] · a cause of ruin |
| — | UNSLING | S | [v. -SLUNG, -SLINGING, -SLINGS] · to remove from a slung position |
| — | UPFLING | S | [v. -FLUNG, -FLINGING, -FLINGS] · to fling up |
| — | UPSWING | S | [v. -SWUNG, -SWINGING, -SWINGS] · to swing upward |
| — | VEILING | S | [n. -S] · a veil / ----- { veil veiling § veilings veils § veil veiled veiling veils § veiled } |
| — | VEINING | S | [n. -S] · a network of veins / ----- { vein vena § veins venae § vein veined veining veins § veined } |
| — | VESTING | S | [n. -S] · the right of an employee to share in and withdraw from a pension fund without penalty |
| — | VIEWING | S | [n. -S] · an act of seeing, watching, or looking |
| — | VOGUING | S | [n. -S] · a dance consisting of a series of styled poses (=voguings) / ----- { voguing § vogueings voguings § vogueing } |
| — | VOICING | S | [n. -S] · the tonal quality of an instrument in an ensemble (=voicings) / ----- { voice vox § voces voices § voice voiced voices voicing § voiced } |
| — | WADDING | S | [n. -S] · a wad / ----- { wad wadding § waddings wads § wad wadded wadding wads } |
| A | WAITING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one who waits |
| — | WALKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that walks |
| S | WARMING | S | [n. -S] · the act or an instance of making something warm (=warmings) |
| — | WARNING | S | [n. -S] · something that warns |
| S | WASHING | S | [n. -S] · articles washed or to be washed |
| — | WAXWING | S | [n. -S] · a type of passerine bird |
| — | WEAVING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of creating woven materials (=weavings) |
| — | WEBBING | S | [n. -S] · a woven strip of fiber / ----- { wab wabs web § webs § web webbed webbing webs § webbed } |
| — | WEDDING | S | [n. -S] · a marriage ceremony |
| S | WEEPING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that weeps |
| — | WELTING | S | [n. -S] · a cord or strip used to reinforce a seam |
| — | WESTING | S | [n. -S] · a shifting west / ----- { wast west § wasts wests § wast west westing wests § west § west } |
| — | WETTING | S | [n. -S] · a liquid used in moistening something |
| — | WHALING | S | [n. -S] · the industry of hunting and processing whales |
| — | WHITING | S | [n. -S] · a marine food fish |
| — | WHORING | S | [n. -S] · the use of the services of a prostitute (=whorings) |
| — | WICKING | S | [n. -S] · material for wicks |
| ST | WIGGING | S | [n. -S] · a scolding / ----- { periwig wig wiggery § periwigs wiggeries wigs § periwig periwigged periwigs wig wigged wigging wigs § wig wigged § wig } |
| — | WILDING | S | [n. -S] · a wild plant or animal / ----- { wilding wildling § wildings wildlings § wilding § wilding } |
| — | WINDING | S | [n. -S] · material wound about an object / ----- { wind windle § windles winds § wind winded winding windle windled windles windling winds wound § windable winded } |
| T | WINNING | S | [n. -S] · money won in a game or competition |
| — | WITLING | S | [n. -S] · one who considers himself witty |
| T | WITTING | S | [n. -S] · knowledge / ----- { weet wis wit witing § wits § weet weeted weeting weets wis wissed wist wisted wisting wists wit witing witting wost wot wots wotted wotting § wis § wis wot § wot } |
| — | WORDING | S | [n. -S] · the act or style of expressing in words |
| — | WORKING | S | [n. -S] · a mining excavation |
| — | WRITING | S | [n. -S] · a written composition / ----- { write § writes § writ write writes writing written wrote § writable writeable written } |
| — | YAWPING | S | [n. -S] · a loud, harsh cry / ----- { yaup yawp § yaups yawps § yaup yauped yauping yaups yawp yawped yawping yawps § yaup } |
| — | YEALING | S | [n. -S] · a person of the same age / ----- { yealing yeelin § yealings yeelins } |
| — | YELLING | S | [n. -S] · the act or an instance of making a loud cry (=yellings) |
| — | AGENTING | S | [n. -S] · the business or activities of an agent |
| — | ALIASING | S | [n. -S] · the appearance of distortions in computer graphics |
| — | ANTIKING | S | [n. -S] · a usurping king |
| — | ANYTHING | S | [n. -S] · a thing of any kind |
| — | ARCADING | S | [n. -S] · an arcade / ----- { arcade arcading § arcades arcadings § arcade arcaded arcades arcading § arcaded } |
| — | ATHELING | S | [n. -S] · an Anglo-Saxon~ prince or nobleman |
| — | BABBLING | S | [n. -S] · idle talk |
| — | BANTLING | S | [n. -S] · a very young child |
| — | BEAGLING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of hunting with beagles |
| — | BECOMING | S | [n. -S] · a process of change |
| — | BEESWING | S | [n. -S] · a crust that forms on old wines |
| — | BERRYING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of gathering berries (=berryings) |
| — | BERTHING | S | [n. -S] · the action of mooring a ship (=berthings) |
| — | BINGEING | S | [n. -S] · the act of indulging in something to excess (=bingeings) |
| — | BIRTHING | S | [n. -S] · the act of giving birth (=birthings) |
| — | BITEWING | S | [n. -S] · a dental X-ray film |
| — | BLACKING | S | [n. -S] · black shoe polish |
| — | BLAGGING | S | [n. -S] · informal talk in public |
| — | BLASTING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that blasts |
| — | BLEBBING | S | [n. -S] · the forming of a blister |
| — | BLEEDING | S | [n. -S] · the act of losing blood |
| — | BLENDING | S | [n. -S] · the action of mixing together (=blendings) |
| — | BLESSING | S | [n. -S] · a prayer / ----- { bless blessed blesses blessing blest § blessed blesseder blessedest blest § bless } |
| — | BLINDING | S | [n.] · the act of causing blindness |
| — | BLOATING | S | [n. -S] · the state of being swollen (=bloatings) |
| — | BLOCKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of obstructing «to get in the way of» (=blockings) / ----- { block blockade § blockades blocks § block blockade blockaded blockades blockading blocked blocking blocks § blocked } |
| — | BLOGGING | S | [n. -S] · the act or practice of maintaining a blog / ----- { blog weblog § blogs weblogs § blog blogged blogging blogs } |
| — | BLOODING | S | [n. -S] · a fox hunting ceremony |
| — | BLOOMING | S | [n. -S] · a process for smelting iron (=bloomings) / ----- { blooming § bloomings § blooming § abloom blooming § abloom blooming } |
| — | BOARDING | S | [n. -S] · a surface of wooden boards |
| — | BONUSING | S | [n. -S] · the act of subsidizing something |
| — | BOTTLING | S | [n. -S] · a bottled beverage |
| — | BRAIDING | S | [n. -S] · something made of braided material / ----- { brad braid bread bred brede § braids bredes § braid braided braiding braids § braid braided } |
| — | BRANDING | S | [n. -S] · the promoting of a product by associating it with a brand name (=brandings) |
| — | BREAKING | S | [n. -S] · the change of a pure vowel to a diphthong |
| — | BREEDING | S | [n. -S] · upbringing |
| A | BRIDGING | S | [n. -S] · a bracing «a brace or reinforcement» |
| — | BRIEFING | S | [n. -S] · a short lecture |
| — | BRISLING | S | [n. -S] · a small herring |
| — | BRONZING | S | [n. -S] · a brownish coloring |
| — | BROWNING | S | [n. -S] · brown flour used for coloring gravy (=brownings) |
| — | BRUISING | S | [n. -S] · an injury that does not break the surface of the skin (=bruisings) |
| A | BUILDING | S | [n. -S] · something that is built |
| — | BULLRING | S | [n. -S] · a bullfight arena |
| — | BUMBLING | S | [n. -S] · an instance of clumsiness / ----- { bumble bungle § bumbles bungles § bumble bumbled bumbles bumbling bungle bungled bungles bungling § bungled } |
| — | BUNDLING | S | [n. -S] · a former courtship custom / ----- { bindle bundle § bindles bundles § bundle bundled bundles bundling § bundled } |
| — | BUNGLING | S | [n. -S] · an instance of clumsiness / ----- { bumble bungle § bumbles bungles § bumble bumbled bumbles bumbling bungle bungled bungles bungling § bungled } |
| — | BURBLING | S | [n. -S] · the breaking up of an airflow into turbulence (=burblings) / ----- { burbling § burblings § burbling § burblier burbliest burbly } |
| — | CAGELING | S | [n. -S] · a caged bird |
| — | CANOEING | S | [n. -S] · the action or sport of paddling a canoe (=canoeings) |
| — | CAROLING | S | [n. -S] · the act of singing joyously (=carolings) / ----- { carol carolling carrel carrell § carols carrells carrels § carol caroled caroling carolled carolling carols } |
| — | CASTLING | S | [n. -S] · a certain move in chess (=castlings) |
| — | CATERING | S | [n. -S] · the work of a caterer (=caterings) |
| — | CAULKING | S | [n. -S] · the material used to caulk / ----- { calk caulk § calks caulks § calk calked calking calks calque caulk caulked caulking caulks § calked caulked } |
| — | CENTRING | S | [n. -S] · a temporary framework for an arch / ----- { center centre § centers centres § center centered centering centers centre centred centres centring § center centered centre centred } |
| — | CHARGING | S | [n. -S] · an illegal play in hockey (=chargings) |
| — | CHITLING | S | [n. -S] · a part of the small intestine of swine / ----- { chitlin chitling chitlins chitterlings § chitlings } |
| — | CHORDING | S | [n. -S] · the act of playing a chord (=chordings) |
| — | CHROMING | S | [n. -S] · a chromium ore / ----- { chrome § chromes § chrome chromed chromes chroming chromize chromized chromizes chromizing } |
| — | CHURNING | S | [n. -S] · the butter churned at one time |
| — | CLADDING | S | [n. -S] · something that overlays |
| — | CLEANING | S | [n. -S] · the act of ridding of dirt or stain (=cleanings) / ----- { clean cleanse cleansing § cleans cleanses cleansings § clean cleaned cleanest cleaning cleans cleanse cleansed cleanses cleansing § clean cleaned cleaner cleanest cleansing § clean cleaner cleanest } |
| — | CLEARING | S | [n. -S] · an open space |
| — | CLIMBING | S | [n. -S] · the sport or activity of ascending mountains (=climbings) |
| — | CLIPPING | S | [n. -S] · something that is clipped out or off |
| — | CLOGGING | S | [n. -S] · the act of dancing while wearing shoes with thick wooden soles (=cloggings) / ----- { clag clog § clogs § clag clagged clagging clags clog clogged clogging clogs § clogged } |
| — | CLOTHING | S | [n. -S] · wearing apparel / ----- { clothes § beclothe beclothed beclothes beclothing clad clothe clothed clothes clothing § clothed } |
| — | CLUBBING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of frequenting nightclubs (=clubbings) |
| — | COACHING | S | [n. -S] · the work of one that coaches (=coachings) |
| — | COASTING | S | [n. -S] · coastal trade |
| — | COLORING | S | [n. -S] · appearance in regard to color / ----- { color colour coloured § colors coloureds colours § color colored coloring colors colour coloured colouring colours § color colour coloured } |
| — | COUCHING | S | [n. -S] · a form of embroidery |
| — | COUPLING | S | [n. -S] · a joining device |
| — | COURSING | S | [n. -S] · the pursuit of game by hounds |
| — | COVERING | S | [n. -S] · something that covers |
| — | CRACKING | S | [n. -S] · a chemical process |
| — | CRADLING | S | [n. -S] · a framework in a ceiling (=cradlings) |
| S | CRAMMING | S | [n. -S] · the fraudulent adding to the charges of a phone bill (=crammings) |
| — | CRESTING | S | [n. -S] · a decorative coping |
| — | CRIBBING | S | [n. -S] · a supporting framework |
| — | CROSSING | S | [n. -S] · an intersection |
| — | CRUISING | S | [n. -S] · the act of driving around in search of fun |
| — | CYMBLING | S | [n. -S] · cymling «a variety of squash» / ----- { cymbling cymlin cymling simlin § cymblings cymlings cymlins simlins } |
| — | DABBLING | S | [n. -S] · a superficial interest |
| — | DAIRYING | S | [n. -S] · the business of a dairy |
| — | DARKLING | S | [n. -S] · the dark (=darklings) |
| — | DEMINING | S | [n. -S] · the removal of mines |
| — | DIALLING | S | [n. -S] · dialing «the measurement of time by sundials» / ----- { dialing dialling § dialings diallings § dialing dialling } |
| — | DOUCHING | S | [n. -S] · a cleansing with a jet of water (=douchings) |
| — | DOWELING | S | [n. -S] · a cylindrical rod (=dowelings) |
| — | DRAFTING | S | [n. -S] · mechanical drawing / ----- { draft draught § drafts draughts § draft drafted drafting drafts draught draughted draughting draughts § draft drafted draught } |
| — | DREDGING | S | [n. -S] · matter that is dredged up |
| — | DRESSING | S | [n. -S] · material applied to cover a wound |
| — | DRILLING | S | [n. -S] · a heavy twilled cotton fabric |
| — | DRINKING | S | [n. -S] · a habit of drinking alcoholic beverages (=drinkings) |
| — | DRIPPING | S | [n. -S] · juice drawn from meat during cooking / ----- { drib drip § dribs drips § drib dribbed dribbing dribs drip dripped dripping drips dript } |
| — | DROPPING | S | [n. -S] · something that has been dropped |
| — | DRUBBING | S | [n. -S] · a severe beating |
| — | DRUMMING | S | [n. -S] · the act of beating a drum (=drummings) |
| — | DUCKLING | S | [n. -S] · a young duck |
| — | DUELLING | S | [n. -S] · dueling «a contest between two persons with deadly weapons» (=duellings) |
| — | DUMPLING | S | [n. -S] · a ball of dough cooked with stew or soup |
| — | DWELLING | S | [n. -S] · a place of residence |
| — | ELBOWING | S | [n. -S] · the act of fouling an opponent with an elbow «a joint of the arm» (=elbowings) |
| — | EVENTING | S | [n. -S] · an equestrian competition |
| — | FACETING | S | [n. -S] · a surface of a cut gemstone (=facetings) |
| — | FAGOTING | S | [n. -S] · a type of embroidery / ----- { faggot fagot § faggots fagots § faggot faggoted faggoting faggots fagot fagoted fagoting fagots } |
| — | FARTHING | S | [n. -S] · a former British~ coin |
| — | FETTLING | S | [n. -S] · loose material thrown on the hearth of a furnace to protect it |
| — | FIDDLING | S | [n. -S] · the action of playing a violin (=fiddlings) |
| — | FIGHTING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that fights |
| — | FLAGGING | S | [n. -S] · a type of pavement |
| — | FLANGING | S | [n. -S] · the providing of a protecting rim on an object (=flangings) |
| — | FLASHING | S | [n. -S] · sheet metal used in waterproofing a roof |
| — | FLATLING | S | [b.] · with a flat side or edge / ----- { flatling flatlings flatlong } |
| — | FLESHING | S | [n. -S] · the distribution of the lean and fat on an animal |
| — | FLEXWING | S | [n. -S] · a collapsible fabric wing used in hang gliders |
| — | FLOCKING | S | [n. -S] · a velvety design in short fibers on cloth or paper |
| — | FLOGGING | S | [n. -S] · a whipping |
| — | FLOODING | S | [n. -S] · a filling with fluid to excess (=floodings) |
| — | FLOORING | S | [n. -S] · a floor |
| — | FLOSSING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that flosses (=flossings) |
| — | FLUSHING | S | [n. -S] · the act of blushing «to become red» (=flushings) |
| — | FONDLING | S | [n. -S] · one that is fondled |
| — | FOREWING | S | [n. -S] · an anterior wing of an insect |
| — | FRACKING | S | [n. -S] · the injection of fluid into shale beds in order to free up petroleum reserves |
| — | FRAGGING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that frags |
| — | FREEZING | S | [n. -S] · the method by which foods are frozen to preserve them (=freezings) |
| — | FRILLING | S | [n. -S] · an arrangement of frills |
| — | FRINGING | S | [n. -S] · an ornamental border of loose short strips (=fringings) |
| — | FROGGING | S | [n. -S] · a type of ornamental coat fastener (=froggings) |
| — | FROSTING | S | [n. -S] · icing «a sweet mixture for covering cakes» |
| — | FROTHING | S | [n. -S] · a layer of foam in a liquid or solid (=frothings) |
| — | FRUITING | S | [n. -S] · the production of fruit on a tree (=fruitings) |
| — | GHOSTING | S | [n. -S] · a false image on a television screen |
| — | GLEANING | S | [n. -S] · something that is gleaned |
| — | GLOAMING | S | [n. -S] · twilight «the early evening light» / ----- { gloam gloaming glooming § gloamings gloams gloomings § gloam gloaming gloams glooming } |
| — | GLOOMING | S | [n. -S] · gloaming «twilight» / ----- { gloam gloaming glooming § gloamings gloams gloomings § gloam gloaming gloams glooming } |
| — | GRAYLING | S | [n. -S] · a food fish |
| — | GREENING | S | [n. -S] · a variety of apple |
| — | GREETING | S | [n. -S] · a salutation |
| — | GROUPING | S | [n. -S] · a set of objects |
| — | GRUELING | S | [n. -S] · an exhausting experience / ----- { grueling gruelling § gruelings gruellings § grueling gruelling § grueling gruelling } |
| — | HAGGLING | S | [n. -S] · a bargaining about a price (=hagglings) / ----- { higgling § haggle haggled haggles haggling higgle higgled higgles higgling } |
| — | HAIRWING | S | [n. -S] · a fishing lure tied with hair |
| — | HANDLING | S | [n. -S] · the manner in which something is handled |
| T | HATCHING | S | [n. -S] · a series of lines used to show shading |
| C | HAUNTING | S | [n. -S] · a visitation by a ghost (=hauntings) / ----- { haint hant haunt § hants haunts § haint hant hanted hanting hants haunt haunted haunting haunts § haunted } |
| — | HINDWING | S | [n. -S] · a posterior wing of an insect |
| — | HIRELING | S | [n. -S] · one that works for money only |
| — | HOARDING | S | [n. -S] · something hoarded |
| — | INCOMING | S | [n. -S] · an arrival |
| — | INDEXING | S | [n. -S] · the linking of wages and prices to cost-of-living levels |
| — | JANNYING | S | [n. -S] · the action of one that jannies / ----- { janney janny § janneys jannies § janney janneyed janneying janneys jannied jannies janny jannying } |
| — | JOUSTING | S | [n. -S] · JOUST, to engage in personal combat (=joustings) |
| — | JUGGLING | S | [n. -S] · jugglery «the art of a juggler» / ----- { jugglery juggling § juggleries jugglings § juggling } |
| — | KAYAKING | S | [n. -S] · the act or skill of managing a kayak / ----- { kaiak kayak kiack kyack kyak qajaq § kaiaks kayaks kyacks kyaks qajaqs § kaiak kaiaks kayak kayaked kayaking kayaks kiack kyack kyak qajaq } |
| — | KINDLING | S | [n. -S] · material that is easily ignited |
| — | KNITTING | S | [n. -S] · work done by a knitter |
| — | KNOTTING | S | [n. -S] · a fringe made of knotted threads |
| — | LACEWING | S | [n. -S] · a winged insect |
| — | LAUGHING | S | [n. -S] · laughter «the act or sound of one that laughs» / ----- { laughing laughter § laughings laughters § laughing } |
| — | LAYERING | S | [n. -S] · layerage «a method of plant propagation» / ----- { layerage layering § layerages layerings § layering } |
| — | LEARNING | S | [n. -S] · acquired knowledge / ----- { lear learning § learnings lears § lear learning lears } |
| ABFPS | LIGHTING | S | [n. -S] · illumination «© the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated» / ----- { licht light lite § lights § licht lichted lichting lichts light lighted lightest lighting lights lit lite § licht light lighted lighter lightest lite § licht light lighter lightest lite } |
| — | LOATHING | S | [n. -S] · extreme dislike / ----- { laith loth § loath loathed loathing § laithly loath loathe loathed loather loth } |
| — | LOBBYING | S | [n. -S] · the soliciting of support of an influential person (=lobbyings) |
| — | LORDLING | S | [n. -S] · a young or unimportant lord / ----- { lording lordling § lordings lordlings § lording } |
| — | LUSTRING | S | [n. -S] · a glossy silk fabric / ----- { luster lustre § lusters lustres § luster lustered lustering lusters lustre lustred lustres lustring § lustred } |
| — | LYNCHING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one who lynches |
| — | MANTLING | S | [n. -S] · an ornamental cloth |
| — | MARBLING | S | [n. -S] · an intermixture of fat and lean in meat / ----- { marble § marbles § marbelize marbelized marbelizes marbelizing marble marbled marbleise marbleised marbleises marbleising marbleize marbleized marbleizes marbleizing marbles marbling § marble marbled } |
| — | MIDDLING | S | [n. -S] · a cut of pork |
| — | MISDOING | S | [n. -S] · an instance of doing wrong |
| — | MODELING | S | [n. -S] · the treatment of volume in sculpture / ----- { model § models § model modeled modeling modelled modelling models § model modeled modelled } |
| — | MORPHING | S | [n. -S] · the transformation of one form into another |
| — | MOTORING | S | [n. -S] · the recreation of traveling by automobile |
| — | MOTTLING | S | [n. -S] · an irregular arrangement of spots (=mottlings) |
| — | MOULDING | S | [n. -S] · molding «a long, narrow strip used to decorate a surface» / ----- { mold mool mould § molds moulds § mold molded molding molds mould moulded moulding moulds § moldable } |
| A | MOUNTING | S | [n. -S] · something that provides a backing or appropriate setting for something else |
| — | MOURNING | S | [n. -S] · an outward sign of grief |
| — | MUDSLING | S | [v. -SLUNG, -SLINGING°, -SLINGS] · to use insults and accusations against a rival candidate (=mudsling mudslung mudslings) |
| — | MUMBLING | S | [n. -S] · the act of speaking unclearly (=mumblings) |
| — | NAETHING | S | [n. -S] · nothing «the absence of all quantity or magnitude» / ----- { naething nothing nuthin § naethings nothings § nothing nuthin § nothing nuthin § nothing nuthin } |
| — | NEEDLING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one who needles |
| — | NESTLING | S | [n. -S] · a young bird |
| — | NIDERING | S | [n. -S] · a coward / ----- { niddering nidering § nidderings niderings § niddering nidering } |
| S | NIGGLING | S | [n. -S] · petty or meticulous work |
| — | NONBEING | S | [n. -S] · lack of being |
| — | NOODLING | S | [n. -S] · the action of idly playing a musical instrument (=noodlings) |
| — | NORTHING | S | [n. -S] · movement toward the north |
| — | NURSLING | S | [n. -S] · an infant |
| CG | OFFERING | S | [n. -S] · a contribution |
| — | ONCOMING | S | [n. -S] · an approach |
| — | OUTGOING | S | [n. -S] · a departure |
| — | OUTSWING | S | [v. -SWUNG, -SWINGING, -SWINGS] · to surpass in swinging |
| — | PADDLING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one who paddles |
| — | PAINTING | S | [n. -S] · a picture made with paints |
| — | PANELING | S | [n. -S] · material with which to panel / ----- { paneling panelling § panelings panellings § paneling panelling } |
| — | PARAWING | S | [n. -S] · a winglike parachute |
| — | PARTYING | S | [n. -S] · participation in a party (=partyings) |
| — | PHARMING | S | [n. -S] · the production of pharmaceuticals from genetically altered plants or animals |
| — | PHISHING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of using email illegally to induce people to reveal personal information |
| — | PHRASING | S | [n. -S] · manner or style of verbal expression |
| — | PIERCING | S | [n. -S] · a piece of jewelry attached to pierced flesh (=piercings) |
| — | PILOTING | S | [n. -S] · a branch of navigation |
| — | PLAITING | S | [n. -S] · something that is plaited / ----- { plait plat platting pleat § plaits plats pleats § plait plaited plaiting plaits plat plats platted platting pleat pleated pleating pleats § plat pleated § plat } |
| — | PLANKING | S | [n. -S] · covering made of planks / ----- { planch planche plank § planches planks § planch planches plank planked planking planks § planked } |
| — | PLANNING | S | [n. -S] · the establishment of goals or policies |
| — | PLANTING | S | [n. -S] · an area where plants are grown |
| — | PLEADING | S | [n. -S] · an allegation in a legal action |
| — | PLEATING | S | [n. -S] · an arrangement of pleats «small folds» in a garment (=pleatings) / ----- { plait plat platting pleat § plaits plats pleats § plait plaited plaiting plaits plat plats platted platting pleat pleated pleating pleats § plat pleated § plat } |
| — | PLUMBING | S | [n. -S] · the pipe system of a building |
| — | POINTING | S | [n. -S] · cement or mortar filling the joints of brickwork (=pointings) |
| — | PRESSING | S | [n. -S] · an instance of stamping with a press |
| — | PRICKING | S | [n. -S] · a prickly feeling / ----- { prick prickle prickling § prickles pricks § prick pricked pricking prickle prickled prickles prickling pricks § pricked prickled } |
| S | PRINTING | S | [n. -S] · a reproduction from a printing surface |
| — | PUDDLING | S | [n. -S] · the process of converting pig iron to wrought iron |
| — | PURFLING | S | [n. -S] · an ornamental border |
| — | QUILLING | S | [n. -S] · material that is quilled |
| — | QUILTING | S | [n. -S] · material that is used for making quilts |
| — | QUISLING | S | [n. -S] · a traitor who aids the invaders of his country |
| — | QUOINING | S | [n. -S] · the materials «as stones or bricks» used to form an external corner of a building (=quoinings) / ----- { coign coigne quoin § coignes coigns quoins § coign coigne coigned coigning coigns quoin quoined quoining quoins § quoined } |
| — | RALLYING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of driving in rallyes |
| BC | RANCHING | S | [n. -S] · the work of running a ranch (=ranchings) / ----- { ranch rancho § ranches ranchos § ranch ranched ranches ranching § ranched } |
| BP | RATTLING | S | [n. -S] · ratline «one of the ropes forming the steps of a rope ladder on a ship» / ----- { ratlin ratline rattling § ratlines ratlins rattlings § rattling § rattling } |
| GT | RAVELING | S | [n. -S] · a loose thread / ----- { raveling ravelling § ravelings ravellings § raveling ravelling } |
| C | RAVENING | S | [n. -S] · rapacity «the quality of being ravenous» / ----- { rapacity ravening § rapacities ravenings § ravening } |
| — | REEDLING | S | [n. -S] · a marsh bird |
| — | REFINING | S | [n. -S] · the process of removing impurities from something (=refinings) |
| — | RESPRING | S | [v. -SPRANG or -SPRUNG, -SPRINGING, -SPRINGS] · to spring again + |
| — | RESTRING | S | [v. -STRUNG, -STRINGING, -STRINGS] · to string again + |
| — | RETCHING | S | [n. -S] · an effort to vomit (=retchings) |
| — | REVILING | S | [n. -S] · the act of denouncing with abusive language (=revilings) |
| — | REZONING | S | [v. -ZONED, -ZONING, -ZONES] · to zone again + |
| — | RIDGLING | S | [n. -S] · a male animal with undescended testicles / ----- { ridgel ridgeling ridgil ridgling § ridgelings ridgels ridgils ridglings } |
| — | RIESLING | S | [n. -S] · a white Rhine~ wine |
| B | ROASTING | S | [n. -S] · a severe criticism (=roastings) |
| — | ROCKLING | S | [n. -S] · a marine fish |
| — | ROUGHING | S | [n. -S] · an excessive use of force in hockey (=roughings) |
| CDG | RUMBLING | S | [n. -S] · a deep, thunderous sound |
| — | SAMPLING | S | [n. -S] · a small part selected for analysis |
| — | SANDLING | S | [n. -S] · a marine fish |
| — | SCANNING | S | [n. -S] · close examination |
| — | SCHEMING | S | [n. -S] · the act of planning or plotting (=schemings) |
| — | SCOLDING | S | [n. -S] · a harsh reproof |
| — | SCOURING | S | [n. -S] · material removed by scouring |
| — | SCOUTING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that scouts |
| — | SCRAPING | S | [n. -S] · something scraped off |
| — | SEEDLING | S | [n. -S] · a young plant |
| — | SETTLING | S | [n. -S] · sediment «to settle to the bottom of a liquid» |
| — | SHAFTING | S | [n. -S] · a system of rods for transmitting motion or power |
| — | SHEALING | S | [n. -S] · a shepherd's hut / ----- { sheal shealing shiel shieling § shealings sheals shielings shiels § sheal shealing sheals shiel shieling shiels } |
| — | SHEARING | S | [n. -S] · an instance of cutting hair or wool |
| — | SHEETING | S | [n. -S] · material in the form of sheets |
| — | SHELVING | S | [n. -S] · material for shelves |
| — | SHIELING | S | [n. -S] · shealing «a shepherd's hut» / ----- { sheal shealing shiel shieling § shealings sheals shielings shiels § sheal shealing sheals shiel shieling shiels } |
| — | SHIFTING | S | [n. -S] · the act of moving from one place to another (=shiftings) |
| — | SHILLING | S | [n. -S] · a former monetary unit of Great Britain~ |
| — | SHIPPING | S | [n. -S] · the business of one that ships |
| — | SHIRRING | S | [n. -S] · a shirred arrangement of cloth |
| — | SHIRTING | S | [n. -S] · fabric used for making shirts |
| — | SHOOTING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that shoots |
| — | SHOPPING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that shops |
| — | SHOWRING | S | [n. -S] · a ring where animals are displayed |
| — | SHUCKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that shucks |
| — | SIGHTING | S | [n. -S] · an observation |
| — | SKIDDING | S | [n. -S] · the work of hauling logs from a cutting area (=skiddings) |
| — | SKILLING | S | [n. -S] · a former coin of Scandinavian~ countries |
| — | SKIMMING | S | [n. -S] · something that is skimmed from a liquid |
| — | SKIORING | S | [n. -S] · a form of skiing / ----- { skijoring skioring § skijorings skiorings § skijoring } |
| — | SKIRTING | S | [n. -S] · a board at the base of a wall |
| — | SLABBING | S | [n. -S] · the act of removing slabs from a log (=slabbings) |
| — | SLAGGING | S | [n. -S] · the process of converting ore into slag (=slaggings) |
| — | SLAMMING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of switching a person's telephone service from one company to another without permission (=slammings) |
| — | SLASHING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that slashes |
| — | SLATTING | S | [n. -S] · material for making slats |
| — | SLEDDING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that sleds |
| — | SLEEPING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that sleeps / ----- { sleeping § sleepings § sleeping § asleep sleeping } |
| — | SLEEVING | S | [n. -S] · tubular insulation for electric cables (=sleevings) |
| — | SLIMMING | S | [n. -S] · the reducing of one's weight (=slimmings) |
| — | SLUBBING | S | [n. -S] · a slightly twisted roll of textile fibers |
| — | SMELTING | S | [n. -S] · the process of melting ores to obtain metal (=smeltings) |
| — | SMITHING | S | [n. -S] · the work of a smith |
| — | SMOCKING | S | [n. -S] · a type of embroidery |
| — | SMUDGING | S | [n. -S] · the act of smearing «to spread with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance» (=smudgings) / ----- { smudge § smudges § besmudge besmudged besmudges besmudging smudge smudged smudges smudging § smudged } |
| — | SNIPPING | S | [n. -S] · a piece of something that has been snipped off (=snippings) |
| — | SOUNDING | S | [n. -S] · a sampling or test of opinions |
| — | SOURCING | S | [n. -S] · the act of obtaining something from a point of origin (=sourcings) |
| — | SOUTHING | S | [n. -S] · movement toward the south |
| — | SPALLING | S | [n. -S] · a chip of stone or ore (=spallings) |
| — | SPAMMING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of sending out unsolicited email (=spammings) |
| — | SPANKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that spanks |
| — | SPARLING | S | [n. -S] · a young herring |
| — | SPEAKING | S | [n. -S] · a speech or discourse |
| — | SPEARING | S | [n. -S] · the act of piercing with a spear (=spearings) |
| — | SPEEDING | S | [n. -S] · the act of driving faster than the law allows |
| — | SPEERING | S | [n. -S] · inquiry «a question» / ----- { speers speiring spier § spiers § spear speer speered speering speers speir speired speirs spiered spiering spire } |
| — | SPELLING | S | [n. -S] · a sequence of letters composing a word |
| — | SPINNING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that spins |
| — | SPOOLING | S | [n. -S] · the temporary storage of data for later output |
| — | SPOTTING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of watching for examples of something (=spottings) |
| — | SPOUTING | S | [n. -S] · a channel for draining off water from a roof (=spoutings) |
| — | STABBING | S | [n. -S] · the act of piercing someone with a pointed weapon (=stabbings) / ----- { stab stob § stabs stobs § stab stabbed stabbing stabs stob stobbed stobbing stobs § stab } |
| — | STABLING | S | [n. -S] · accommodation for animals in a stable |
| — | STAFFING | S | [n. -S] · the providing with a staff (=staffings) |
| — | STALKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that stalks (=stalkings) |
| — | STANDING | S | [n. -S] · a position or condition in society |
| — | STARLING | S | [n. -S] · a European~ bird |
| — | STEADING | S | [n. -S] · a small farm |
| — | STEALING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that steals |
| — | STEERING | S | [n. -S] · the act of directing the course of a vehicle or vessel (=steerings) |
| — | STEEVING | S | [n. -S] · the angular elevation of a bowsprit from a ship's keel |
| — | STERLING | S | [n. -S] · British~ money |
| — | STIRRING | S | [n. -S] · a beginning of motion (=stirrings) |
| — | STOCKING | S | [n. -S] · a knitted or woven covering for the foot and leg |
| — | STOOKING | S | [n. -S] · the work of a stooker (=stookings) |
| — | STRIKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of hitting something forcibly (=strikings) |
| — | STRIPING | S | [n. -S] · the stripes marked or painted on something |
| — | STROBING | S | [n. -S] · the process of producing high-intensity flashes of light |
| — | STUDDING | S | [n. -S] · the framework of a wall / ----- { studding studwork § studdings studworks § studding } |
| — | STUFFING | S | [n. -S] · material with which something is stuffed |
| — | SUCKLING | S | [n. -S] · a young mammal that has not been weaned |
| — | SUGARING | S | [n. -S] · the process of boiling down maple sap into syrup (=sugarings) |
| — | SWARMING | S | [n. -S] · the surrounding of a victim by a group of attackers (=swarmings) / ----- { swarming § swarmings § swarming § aswarm } |
| — | SWEARING | S | [n. -S] · the act of uttering a solemn oath (=swearings) / ----- { sware swear sweer § swan swans swears § swan swanned swanning swanny swans sware swear swearing swears sweer swore sworn § swear swearer sweer sworn } |
| — | SWEEPING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that sweeps |
| — | SWEETING | S | [n. -S] · a sweet apple |
| — | SWELLING | S | [n. -S] · something that is swollen |
| — | SWIMMING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that swims |
| — | SWINGING | S | [a. -INGEST] · lively and hip / ----- [n. -S] · the practice of swapping sex partners |
| — | TACKLING | S | [n. -S] · equipment «© the act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition» |
| — | TEACHING | S | [n. -S] · a doctrine |
| — | TEETHING | S | [n. -S] · the first growth of teeth |
| — | THINKING | S | [n. -S] · an opinion or judgment |
| — | THINNING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of thin |
| — | TINKLING | S | [n. -S] · the sound made by something that tinkles |
| — | TOASTING | S | [n. -S] · the adding of rhythmic speech to reggae music (=toastings) |
| — | TONGUING | S | [n. -S] · the use of the tongue in articulating notes on a wind instrument |
| — | TOWELING | S | [n. -S] · material used for towels / ----- { toweling towelling § towelings towellings § toweling towelling } |
| — | TRACKING | S | [n. -S] · the placement of students within a curriculum |
| S | TRAINING | S | [n. -S] · systematic instruction |
| S | TRAPPING | S | [n. -S] · a covering for a horse / ----- { trap § traps § entrap entrapped entrapping entraps trap trapped trapping traps trapt § trapped } |
| — | TREATING | S | [n. -S] · the act of providing someone with something pleasurable (=treatings) |
| — | TRIFLING | S | [n. -S] · a waste of time |
| — | TRIMMING | S | [n. -S] · something added as a decoration |
| S | TRIPPING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that trips |
| — | TRITHING | S | [n. -S] · an administrative division in England~ |
| S | TROLLING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that trolls |
| — | TROTTING | S | [n. -S] · harness racing (=trottings) |
| — | TROUTING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of fishing for trout |
| — | TRUCKING | S | [n. -S] · truckage «transportation of goods by trucks» / ----- { troak trock troke troking truck § trucks § troak troaked troaking troaks trock trocked trocking trocks troke troked trokes troking truck trucked trucking trucks § trucked } |
| — | TRUNKING | S | [n. -S] · a system of electrical or telephone lines |
| — | TRUSSING | S | [n. -S] · the framework of a structure |
| S | TUMBLING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of gymnastics |
| — | TURTLING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that turtles |
| — | TWILLING | S | [n. -S] · a twilled fabric |
| — | TWINNING | S | [n. -S] · the bearing of two children at the same birth |
| — | TWISTING | S | [n. -S] · a form of trickery used in selling life insurance |
| — | UNSTRING | S | [v. -STRUNG, -STRINGING, -STRINGS] · to remove from a string |
| — | UPDOMING | S | [n. -S] · the upward deformation of a rock mass into a dome shape |
| — | UPRISING | S | [n. -S] · a revolt |
| — | UPSPRING | S | [v. -SPRANG or -SPRUNG, -SPRINGING, -SPRINGS] · to spring up |
| — | VAPORING | S | [n. -S] · boastful talk / ----- { vapor vapour vapouring § vapors vapourings vapours § vapor vapored vaporing vapors vapour vapoured vapouring vapours § vapored vapoured } |
| — | VAULTING | S | [n. -S] · the structure forming a vault |
| — | VISITING | S | [n. -S] · the act or an instance of visiting someone or something (=visitings) |
| — | VOGUEING | S | [n. -S] · voguing «a dance consisting of a series of styled poses» (=vogueings) / ----- { voguing § vogueings voguings § vogueing } |
| — | VOYAGING | S | [n. -S] · the action of travelling over or across, especially by sea (=voyagings) |
| — | WAFFLING | S | [n. -S] · an indecisive statement or position |
| — | WAGERING | S | [n. -S] · the act of risking something on an uncertain outcome (=wagerings) |
| — | WAISTING | S | [n. -S] · a type of dressmaking material |
| A | WAKENING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that wakens / ----- { awaking wake woke § wakes § awake awaked awaken awakened awakening awakens awakes awaking awoke awoken wake waked waken wakened wakening wakens wakes waking wauk wauked wauking wauks woke woken wokest § awake awakened woke woker wokest } |
| — | WATERING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that waters |
| — | WAYGOING | S | [n. -S] · the act of leaving |
| — | WEAKLING | S | [n. -S] · a weak person |
| — | WEANLING | S | [n. -S] · a recently weaned child or animal |
| — | WHACKING | S | [n. -S] · the act or an instance of striking something sharply (=whackings) |
| — | WHEELING | S | [n. -S] · the condition of a road for vehicles |
| — | WHIPPING | S | [n. -S] · material used to whip |
| — | WILDLING | S | [n. -S] · a wilding «a wild plant or animal» / ----- { wilding wildling § wildings wildlings § wilding § wilding } |
| DS | WINDLING | S | [n. -S] · a bundle of straw / ----- { wind windle § windles winds § wind winded winding windle windled windles windling winds wound § windable winded } |
| — | WINGDING | S | [n. -S] · a lively party |
| ST | WITCHING | S | [n. -S] · sorcery «alleged use of supernatural powers» / ----- { bewitching witch § witches § bewitch bewitched bewitches bewitching witch witched witches witching § bewitched bewitching } |
| — | WRAPPING | S | [n. -S] · the material in which something is wrapped / ----- { enwrapping inwrapping wap wrap wrapped § waps wraps § enwrap enwrapped enwrapping enwraps inwrap inwrapped inwrapping inwraps wap wapped wapping waps wrap wrapped wrapping wraps wrapt § wapping wrapped wrapt } |
| — | WRECKING | S | [n. -S] · the occupation of salvaging wrecked objects / ----- { wrack wreck § wracks wrecks § wrack wracked wracking wracks wreck wrecked wrecking wrecks § wrecked } |
| — | YACHTING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of sailing in yachts |
| — | YEANLING | S | [n. -S] · the young of a sheep or goat / ----- { eanling yeanling § eanlings yeanlings } |
| — | YEARLING | S | [n. -S] · an animal past its first year and not yet two years old |
| — | YEARNING | S | [n. -S] · a strong or deep desire |
| — | ARTMAKING | S | [n. -S] · the making of art |
| — | ATTENDING | S | [n. -S] That attend or attends |
| — | AUTHORING | S | [n. -S] · AUTHOR, to write «to form characters or symbols on a surface with an instrument» (=authorings) |
| — | AWAKENING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual (=awakenings) / ----- { awaking wake woke § wakes § awake awaked awaken awakened awakening awakens awakes awaking awoke awoken wake waked waken wakened wakening wakens wakes waking wauk wauked wauking wauks woke woken wokest § awake awakened woke woker wokest } |
| — | BACKSWING | S | [n. -S] · (sport) the movement of a club, bat, or racket backwards, away from the intended point of contact, in preparation for making a stroke |
| — | BALLOTING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to vote «to cast a vote «a formal expression of will or opinion»» |
| — | BANDAGING | S | [n. -S] · BANDAGE, to cover a wound with a strip of cloth (=bandagings) |
| — | BATTENING | S | [n. -S] · BATTEN, to fasten with strips of wood (=battenings) |
| — | BATTERING | S | [n. -S] · BATTER, to beat repeatedly (=batterings) |
| — | BEDSPRING | S | [n. -S] · a spring that supports a mattress |
| — | BEGINNING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states |
| — | BEHEADING | S | [n. -S] · BEHEAD, to cut off the head of (=beheadings) |
| — | BELLOWING | S | [n. -S] · BELLOW, to shout in a deep voice (=bellowings) |
| — | BELONGING | S | [n. -S] · © that which belongs to one; that which pertains to one; hence, goods or effects |
| — | BICKERING | S | [n. -S] · BICKER, to argue «to present reasons for or against» (=bickerings) |
| — | BLAZONING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of blazon «(often followed by abroad) to proclaim loudly and publicly» |
| — | BORROWING | S | [n. -S] · the taking of loans from banks |
| — | BOWSTRING | S | [v. -STRINGED, -STRUNG, -STRINGING, -STRINGS] · © to strangle with a bowstring (=bowstringed bowstringing bowstrung) |
| — | BRAMBLING | S | [n. -S] · © the European~ mountain finch «Fringilla~ montifringilla~»; -- called also bramble finch and bramble (=bramblings) |
| — | BRANDLING | S | [n. -S] · © alt. of Brandlin~ «Same as Branlin~, fish and worm» |
| — | BREATHING | S | [n. -S] · © respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air |
| — | BREECHING | S | [n. -S] · © a whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech / ----- { breech breeks britches § breeches § breech breeched breeches breeching § breech breeched § breech } |
| — | BROKERING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of broker «an agent who, acting on behalf of a principal, buys or sells goods, securities, etc~, in return for a commission» |
| — | BUDGETING | S | [n. -S] · BUDGET, to estimate expenditures (=budgetings) |
| — | BUFFETING | S | [n. -S] · BUFFET, to hit sharply (=buffetings) |
| — | CANYONING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of travelling down a river situated in a canyon by a variety of means including scrambling, floating, swimming, and abseiling |
| — | CARPETING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of covering with carpets |
| — | CATFACING | S | [n. -S] · a disorder that causes scarring of tomatoes |
| — | CENTERING | S | [n. -S] · © same as Center, n., 6 (=centerings) / ----- { center centre § centers centres § center centered centering centers centre centred centres centring § center centered centre centred } |
| — | CHURCHING | S | [n. -S] · the act of bringing someone, esp~ a woman after childbirth, to church for special ceremonies |
| — | CLEANSING | S | [v. CLEANSED, CLEANSING°, CLEANSES] · to clean «to rid of dirt or stain» / ----- { clean cleanse cleansing § cleans cleanses cleansings § clean cleaned cleanest cleaning cleans cleanse cleansed cleanses cleansing § clean cleaned cleaner cleanest cleansing § clean cleaner cleanest } |
| — | CLEARWING | S | [n. -S] · © a lepidopterous insect with partially transparent wings, of the family Aegeriadae~, of which the currant and peach-tree borers are examples |
| — | COCOONING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of cocoon «a silky protective envelope secreted by silkworms and certain other insect larvae, in which the pupae develop» |
| — | COHOUSING | S | [n. -S] · a type of housing with some shared facilities |
| — | COLOURING | S | [n. -S] · COLOUR, to color «to give color «a visual attribute of objects» to» (=colourings) / ----- { color colour coloured § colors coloureds colours § color colored coloring colors colour coloured colouring colours § color colour coloured } |
| — | COMPUTING | S | [n. -S] · the act of calculating or reckoning (=computings) |
| — | CONJURING | S | [n. -S] · the act of conjuring «to summon a spirit» (=conjurings) |
| — | CONNIVING | S | [v. -NIVED, -NIVING, -NIVES] · to feign ignorance of wrongdoing |
| — | CORBELING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of corbelling «a set of corbels stepped outwards, one above another» |
| — | CORNICING | S | [n. -S] · a cornice (=cornicings) / ----- { cornice cornicing § cornices cornicings § cornice corniced cornices cornicing § corniced } |
| — | COSTUMING | S | [v. -TUMED, -TUMING, -TUMES] · to supply with a costume «a style of dress» |
| — | COTTAGING | S | [v. -AGED, -AGING, -AGES] · to vacation at a small house (=cottaged cottaging) |
| — | COUPONING | S | [n. -S] · the distribution or redemption of promotional coupons |
| — | COWBOYING | S | [v. -BOYED, -BOYING, -BOYS] · to tend cattle or horses (=cowboyed cowboying) |
| — | CRACKLING | S | [n. -S] · © the making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated |
| — | CRATERING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of crater |
| — | CRUMBLING | S | [v. -BLED, -BLING°, -BLES] · to break into small pieces |
| — | DAYSPRING | S | [n. -S] · © the beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; hence, the beginning |
| — | DEADENING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of deaden «to make or become less sensitive, intense, lively, etc~; damp or be damped down; dull» |
| — | DEAFENING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are filled in this process; pugging (=deafenings) / ----- { bedeafen bedeafened bedeafening bedeafens deafen deafened deafening deafens deave deaved deaves deaving } |
| — | DEBUGGING | S | [v. -BUGGED, -BUGGING, -BUGS] · to remove bugs from |
| — | DESERVING | S | [n. -S] · © desert; merit |
| — | DESIGNING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of making designs or sketches; the act of forming designs or plans (=designings) |
| — | DETAILING | S | [n. -S] A thorough description or explanation. |
| — | DIESELING | S | [n.] · the act of dieseling «to continue running after the ignition is turned off» / ----- { dieselings diesellings § dieseling dieselling } |
| — | DISSAVING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of dissaving «to use savings for current expenses» (=dissavings) |
| — | DITHERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to act nervously or indecisively |
| — | DOCTORING | S | [n. -S] · the practive~ of treating medically (=doctorings) / ----- { doc doctor § docs doctors § doctor doctored doctoring doctors § doctored doctorly § doctorly } |
| — | DOWELLING | S | [v. -ELED or -ELLED, -ELING° or -ELLING, -ELS] · to fasten with wooden pins |
| — | DOWNSWING | S | [n. -S] · a statistical downward trend in business activity, the death rate, etc~. |
| — | DRENCHING | S | [n. -S] · the act of making something completely wet (=drenchings) |
| — | DUPLEXING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to make duple |
| — | EARTHLING | S | [n. -S] · © an inhabitant of the earth; a mortal |
| — | EMBALMING | S | [n. -S] · EMBALM, to treat so as to protect from decay (=embalmings) / ----- { embalm embalmed embalming embalms imbalm imbalmed imbalming imbalms } |
| — | EMBEDDING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of assigning a journalist or being assigned to accompany an active military unit / ----- { embed imbed imbedding § embeds § embed embedded embedding embeds imbed imbedded imbedding imbeds § embedded } |
| — | EMBOSSING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to decorate with raised designs |
| — | ENGRAVING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or art of producing upon hard material incised or raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like; especially, the art of producing such lines, etc~., in the surface of metal plates or blocks of wood |
| — | EVILDOING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of evildoer «a person who does evil» |
| — | FAGGOTING | S | [n. -S] · decorative needlework done by tying vertical threads together in bundles / ----- { faggot fagot § faggots fagots § faggot faggoted faggoting faggots fagot fagoted fagoting fagots } |
| — | FARROWING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to give birth to a litter of pigs |
| — | FASTENING | S | [n. -S] · © anything that binds and makes fast, as a lock, catch, bolt, bar, buckle, etc~. |
| — | FATHERING | S | [n. -S] · FATHER, to cause to exist (=fatherings) |
| — | FERRETING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of ferret «a domesticated albino variety of the polecat Mustela~ putorius~, bred for hunting rats, rabbits, etc~» |
| — | FILMGOING | S | [n. -S] The activity of attending a film screening |
| — | FINANCING | S | [n. -S] · the provision of funds for an operation, project, etc~. |
| — | FINGERING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or process of handling or touching with the fingers |
| — | FIRSTLING | S | [n. -S] · © the first produce or offspring; -- said of animals, especially domestic animals; as, the firstlings of his flock |
| — | FIXTURING | S | †! a permanent part or appendage of a house [n. -S] |
| — | FLAVORING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of flavouring «a substance used to impart a particular flavour to food» / ----- { flavor flavour § flavors flavours § flavor flavored flavoring flavors flavour flavoured flavouring flavours § flavored flavoured } |
| — | FLEDGLING | S | [n. -S] · a young bird that has just fledged |
| — | FLETCHING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of fletch «another word for fledge (sense 2)» |
| — | FLOUNCING | S | [n. -S] · material, such as lace or embroidered fabric, used for making flounces / ----- { flouncing § flouncings § flouncing § flouncier flounciest flouncy } |
| — | FOLLOWING | S | [n. -S] · © one's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively |
| — | FOUNDLING | S | [n. -S] · an abandoned infant whose parents are not known |
| — | GARDENING | S | [n. -S] · GARDEN, to cultivate a plot of ground (=gardenings) |
| — | GATHERING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of collecting or bringing together |
| — | GIBBERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to jabber «to talk rapidly» / ----- { gibber gibbering jabber jabbering § gibberings gibbers jabbers § gibber gibbered gibbering gibbers jabber jabbered jabbering jabbers yabber yabbered yabbering yabbers § gibbering } |
| — | GOFFERING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of goffer / ----- { gauffering goffer § goffers § gauffer gauffered gauffering gauffers goffer goffered goffering goffers } |
| — | GRAPPLING | S | [n. -S] · © a laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel / ----- { graplin grapline grapnel grappling § graplines graplins grapnels grapplings § grapnel grapnels grappling } |
| — | GREENLING | S | [n. -S] · any scorpaenoid~ food fish of the family Hexagrammidae~ of the North Pacific Ocean |
| — | GREENWING | S | [n. -S] · the common teal, Anas crecca~ |
| — | GROUNDING | S | [n. -S] · © the act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or foundation; hence, elementary instruction; the act or process of applying a ground, as of color, to wall paper, cotton cloth, etc~.; a basis |
| — | GRUELLING | S | [n. -S] · severe or tiring / ----- { grueling gruelling § gruelings gruellings § grueling gruelling § grueling gruelling } |
| — | GRUMBLING | S | [v. -BLED, -BLING, -BLES] · to mutter in discontent |
| — | GUTTERING | S | [n. -S] · the gutters, downpipes, etc~, that make up the rainwater disposal system on the outside of a building |
| — | HAMMERING | S | [n. -S] · HAMMER, to strike repeatedly (=hammerings) |
| — | HAMSTRING | S | [v. -STRUNG, -STRINGING, -STRINGS] · © to lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough~; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable |
| — | HANKERING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of hanker |
| — | HAPPENING | S | [n. -S] · an occurrence; event |
| — | HARASSING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to bother persistently |
| — | HARDENING | S | [n. -S] · © making hard or harder |
| — | HATCHLING | S | [n. -S] · a young animal that has newly emerged from an egg |
| — | HAYMAKING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of a haymaker |
| — | HOMEGOING | S | †! [n. -S] A voyage or journey home. |
| — | HOSTELING | S | [v. -TELED or -TELLED, -TELING or -TELLING, -TELS] · to stay at inns overnight while traveling / ----- { hostel hosteling hostelling § hostels § hostel hosteled hosteling hostelled hostelling hostels } |
| — | IMAGINING | S | [n. -S] Something imagined / ----- { image imagine § images imagines § image imaged images imagine imagined imagines imaging imagining § imagined } |
| — | INCLINING | S | [n. -S] · © inclination; disposition |
| — | INFILLING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to fill in «a hole» (=infilled infilling infills) |
| — | INFLOWING | S | [n. -S] · flowing into a place |
| P | INFOLDING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to fold inward |
| — | INHOLDING | S | [n. -S] · (property law) a piece of privately owned land inside a federal reserve such as a national park |
| — | INPOURING | S | [n. -S] An inward flow |
| — | INRUSHING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of inrush «a sudden usually overwhelming inward flow or rush; influx» |
| — | JAWBONING | S | [n. -S] · (politics, US, informal) the act or an instance of jawboning |
| — | JOYRIDING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of joyride «a ride taken for pleasure in a car, esp~ in a stolen car driven recklessly» |
| — | JUNKETING | S | [n. -S] · JUNKET, to banquet «to feast «to eat sumptuously»» (=junketings) |
| — | KVETCHING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to complain |
| — | LATTICING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or process of making a lattice of, or of fitting a lattice to (=latticings) |
| — | LAWGIVING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of lawgiver «the giver of a code of laws» |
| — | LAWMAKING | S | [n. -S] · the process of legislating or making laws |
| — | LAWYERING | S | [n. -S] · the act of practising law |
| — | LEAVENING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven |
| — | LETTERING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or business of making, or marking with, letters, as by cutting or painting |
| — | LIGHTNING | S | [v. -NINGED, -NING°, -NINGS] · a flash of light in the sky, occurring during a thunderstorm and caused by a discharge of electricity, either between clouds or between a cloud and the earth related adjectives fulgurous fulminous~ |
| G | LISTENING | S | [n. -S] · the act of listening (=listenings) |
| S | LUMBERING | S | [n. -S] · © the business of cutting or getting timber or logs from the forest for lumber (=lumberings) |
| — | MACHINING | S | [v. -CHINED, -CHINING, -CHINES] · to process by machine «a mechanical device» |
| — | MAPMAKING | S | [n. -S] · the act or process of making geographical maps |
| — | MARKETING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of selling or of purchasing in, or as in, a market |
| — | MENTORING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to serve as a friend and teacher to |
| — | MESSAGING | S | [n. -S] · MESSAGE, to send as a message «an oral, written, or signaled communication» (=messagings) |
| — | MIRRORING | S | [n. -S] · MIRROR, to reflect an image of (=mirrorings) |
| — | MISGIVING | S | [n. -S] · © evil premonition; doubt; distrust |
| — | MISMATING | S | [v. -MATED, -MATING, -MATES] · to mate unsuitably |
| — | MISTIMING | S | [v. -TIMED, -TIMING, -TIMES] · to time wrongly |
| — | MODELLING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of model / ----- { model § models § model modeled modeling modelled modelling models § model modeled modelled } |
| S | MOTHERING | S | [n. -S] · © a rural custom in England~, of visiting one's parents on Midlent~ Sunday~, -- supposed to have been originally visiting the mother church to make offerings at the high altar (=motherings) / ----- { ma madre mam mama mamma mammie mammy mater mither mom momma mommy mother mum mumsy mutha § madres mamas mammies mams mananas mas maters matres mithers mommas mommies moms mothers mumsies muthas § mam mither mithers mom mommies mommy moms mother mothered mothering mothers mum § ma mom mommy mothered mumsier mumsiest mumsy § manana } |
| — | MUMMERING | S | [n. -S] · the act of being a mummer «one who mums «to act in a disguise» / ----- { mam mom mum mumm mummer § mummers mums § mum mumm mummed mummer mummered mummering mummers mumming mumms mums § mum mumm § mum mumm } |
| — | MURMURING | S | [n. -S] · MURMUR, to speak unclearly (=murmurings) |
| — | MUTTERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to speak unclearly |
| — | NAYSAYING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of naysay |
| — | NEUTERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to castrate |
| — | NIDDERING | S | [n. -S] · a coward / ----- { niddering nidering § nidderings niderings § niddering nidering } |
| — | NONLIVING | S | [n. -S] Alternative form of non~-living. |
| — | NONRULING | S | [a.] · not ruling or controlling |
| — | NUMBERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to count |
| — | OFFSPRING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of production; generation |
| — | OUTGIVING | S | [n. -S] · the act of giving (something) |
| — | OUTRIDING | S | [v. -RODE, -RIDDEN, -RIDING, -RIDES] · to ride faster or better than |
| — | OUTSPRING | S | [v. -SPRANG, -SPRUNG, -SPRINGING, -SPRINGS] · © to spring out; to issue |
| — | OVERSWING | S | [v. -SWUNG, -SWINGING, -SWINGS] · (golf, baseball) to swing too hard when hitting a ball |
| R | OYSTERING | S | [n. -S] · © gathering, or dredging for, oysters |
| — | PACKAGING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of package |
| — | PAMPERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to treat with extreme or excessive indulgence |
| — | PANDERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to provide gratification for others' desires |
| — | PANELLING | S | [n. -S] · panels collectively, as on a wall or ceiling / ----- { paneling panelling § panelings panellings § paneling panelling } |
| — | PARENTING | S | [n. -S] · the care and upbringing of a child |
| — | PARGETING | S | [n. -S] · © plasterwork / ----- { parge parget pargeting pargetting parging § parges pargetings pargets pargings § parge parged parges parget pargeted pargeting pargets pargetted pargetting parging § pargeted } |
| — | PENCILING | S | [n. -S] · © the work of the pencil or bruch~; as, delicate penciling in a picture / ----- { pencil penciling pencilling § pencilings pencillings pencils § pencil penciled penciling pencilled pencilling pencils § penciled pencilled } |
| — | PETNAPING | S | [n. -S] · |
| — | PHREAKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of gaining unauthorized access to telecommunication~ systems, esp~ to obtain free calls |
| — | PLAYGOING | S | [n. -S] · © the practice of going to plays |
| — | PLAYTHING | S | [n. -S] · © a thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse |
| — | POISONING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to administer a harmful substance to |
| — | POTHOLING | S | [n. -S] · (British~) a sport in which participants explore underground caves |
| — | PROFILING | S | [n. -S] · © in the construction of fieldworks, the erection at proper intervals of wooden profiles, to show to the workmen the sectional form of the parapets at those points (=profilings) |
| — | PROMPTING | S | [a. PROMPTER°, PROMPTEST] · quick to act or respond / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to induce to action |
| — | QUARRYING | S | [n. -S] · the extracting of stone from a quarry |
| GT | RAVELLING | S | [n. -S] · raveling «a loose thread» / ----- { raveling ravelling § ravelings ravellings § raveling ravelling } |
| — | REASONING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner of presenting one's reasons |
| — | RECKONING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the result of reckoning or counting; calculation |
| — | RECORDING | S | [n. -S] · the act or process of making a record, esp~ of sound on a gramophone record, magnetic tape, compact disc, computer, etc~. |
| — | RECYCLING | S | [v. -CLED, -CLING, -CLES] · to process in order to extract useful materials |
| — | REDLINING | S | [n. -S] The process of or an instance of redlining. |
| — | REFEEDING | S | [v. REFED, -FEEDING, -FEEDS] · to feed again + |
| — | REFITTING | S | [v. -FITTED, -FITTING, -FITS] · to prepare and equip for additional use |
| P | REFUNDING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to give back |
| — | REHEARING | S | [n. -S] · (law) a second or further hearing by the same court of law |
| — | REJOICING | S | [n. -S] · © joy; gladness; delight |
| — | REMAILING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to mail again + |
| — | RENDERING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of one who renders, or that which is rendered (=renderings) |
| P | REOPENING | S | [n. -S] · REOPEN, OPEN, affording unobstructed access, passage, or view (=reopenings) |
| — | REPORTING | S | [n. -S] · REPORT, to give an account of (=reportings) |
| — | REREADING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of reread «to read (something) again» |
| P | RESHOWING | S | [v. -SHOWED, -SHOWN, -SHOWING, -SHOWS] · to show again + |
| — | RESITTING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of resit «to sit (an examination) again» |
| — | RETAILING | S | [n. -S] · the act of selling goods to consumers |
| P | RETELLING | S | [n. -S] · a new version |
| — | REVAMPING | S | [n. -S] · REVAMP, to make over (=revampings) |
| P | REWORKING | S | [v. -WORKED or -WROUGHT, -WORKING, -WORKS] · to work again + |
| — | RIDGELING | S | [n. -S] · © a half-castrated male animal / ----- { ridgel ridgeling ridgil ridgling § ridgelings ridgels ridgils ridglings } |
| — | RUSSETING | S | [n. -S] · © cloth or clothing of a russet color / ----- { russet russeting russetting § russetings russets russettings § russet russeted russeting russets russetting § russet russeted russety } |
| — | SCANTLING | S | [n. -S] · a piece of sawn timber, such as a rafter, that has a small cross section |
| — | SCHILLING | S | [n. -S] · © any one of several small German and Dutch coins, worth from about one and a half cents to about five cents |
| — | SCHOOLING | S | [n. -S] · © instruction in school; tuition; education in an institution of learning; act of teaching |
| — | SCOURGING | S | [n. -S] · SCOURGE, to punish severely (=scourgings) |
| — | SCRAPPING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of scrap |
| — | SCRAWLING | S | [n. -S] · SCRAWL, to write hastily or illegibly (=scrawlings) |
| — | SCREAMING | S | [n. -S] · SCREAM, to utter a prolonged, piercing cry (=screamings) |
| — | SCREENING | S | [n. -S] Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door"). / ----- { screen § screens § bescreen bescreened bescreening bescreens screen screened screening screens } |
| — | SCRIMPING | S | [n. -S] · SCRIMP, to be very or overly thrifty (=scrimpings) / ----- { scrimp skimp § scrimps skimps § scrimp scrimped scrimping scrimps skimp skimped skimping skimps § scrimp scrimped skimp skimped skimping } |
| — | SCROLLING | S | [n. -S] · SCROLL, to move text across a display screen (=scrollings) |
| — | SCRUBBING | S | [n. -S] · SCRUB, to rub hard in order to clean (=scrubbings) |
| — | SCUFFLING | S | [n. -S] · SCUFFLE, to struggle in a rough, confused manner (=scufflings) |
| — | SCULPTING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to form an image or representation of from solid material / ----- { sculpt sculpting sculpture sculpturing § sculptings sculpts sculptures § sculp sculped sculping sculps sculpt sculpted sculpting sculpts sculpture sculptured sculptures sculpturing § sculpted sculptured } |
| — | SCUTTLING | S | [n. -S] · SCUTTLE, to scurry «to move hurriedly» (=scuttlings) / ----- { scutter scuttering scuttle § scutters scuttles § scutter scuttered scuttering scutters scuttle scuttled scuttles scuttling § scuttered } |
| — | SEAFARING | S | [n. -S] · travelling by sea |
| — | SEARCHING | S | [n. -S] · SEARCH, to look through or over carefully in order to find something (=searchings) |
| — | SEASONING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or process by which anything is seasoned |
| — | SECONDING | S | [n. -S] · SECOND, to give support or encouragement to (=secondings) |
| — | SHAVELING | S | † [n. -S] · © a man shaved; hence, a monk, or other religious; -- used in contempt |
| — | SHEARLING | S | [n. -S] · © a sheep but once sheared |
| — | SHEATHING | S | [n. -S] · © that which sheathes / ----- { sheath § sheaths § ensheath ensheathe ensheathed ensheathes ensheathing ensheaths insheath insheathe insheathed insheathes insheathing insheaths sheath sheathe sheathed sheathes sheathing sheaths § ensheathed } |
| — | SILVERING | S | [n. -S] · © the art or process of covering metals, wood, paper, glass, etc~., with a thin film of metallic silver, or a substance resembling silver; also, the firm do laid on; as, the silvering of a glass speculum (=silverings) / ----- { siller silver § sillers silvers § silver silvered silvering silvers § silver silvered } |
| — | SKIDOOING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to skiddoo «to go away» / ----- { skiddoo skidoo skidooing § skiddoos skidoos § skiddoo skiddooed skiddooing skiddoos skidoo skidooed skidooing skidoos } |
| — | SKIJORING | S | [n. -S] · a sport in which a skier is pulled over snow or ice, usually by a horse / ----- { skijoring skioring § skijorings skiorings § skijoring } |
| — | SKYDIVING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of parachute jumping, in which participants perform manoeuvres before opening the parachute and attempt to land accurately |
| — | SLEIGHING | S | [n. -S] · SLEIGH, to ride in a sled (=sleighings) |
| — | SLEUTHING | S | [n. -S] · SLEUTH, to act as a detective (=sleuthings) |
| — | SMUGGLING | S | [n. -S] · SMUGGLE, to import or export illicitly (=smugglings) |
| — | SOMETHING | S | [n. -S] · © anything unknown, undetermined, or not specifically designated; a certain indefinite thing; an indeterminate or unknown event; an unspecified task, work, or thing (=somethings) |
| — | SPRINGING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or process of one who, or that which, springs |
| — | SPRINTING | S | [n. -S] · SPRINT, to run at top speed (=sprintings) |
| — | STIPPLING | S | [n. -S] · © a mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines (=stipplings) |
| — | STITCHING | S | [n. -S] · STITCH, to join by making in-and-out movements with a threaded needle (=stitchings) |
| — | STRAPPING | S | [n. -S] · (prenominal) tall and sturdy |
| — | STREAKING | S | [n. -S] · an act or instance of running naked through a public place |
| — | STREAMING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or operation of that which streams; the act of that which sends forth, or which runs in, streams |
| A | STRINGING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of string «a thin length of cord, twine, fibre, or similar material used for tying, hanging, binding, etc~» |
| — | STRIPLING | S | [n. -S] · © a youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad |
| — | STROUDING | S | [n. -S] · © material for strouds; a kind of coarse cloth used in trade with the North American~ Indians~ |
| — | SUFFERING | S | [n. -S] · © the bearing of pain, inconvenience, or loss; pain endured; distress, loss, or injury incurred; as, sufferings by pain or sorrow; sufferings by want or by wrongs |
| — | SURFACING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of surface «the exterior face of an object or one such face» |
| — | SURVEYING | S | [n. -S] · © that branch of applied mathematics which teaches the art of determining the area of any portion of the earth's surface, the length and directions of the bounding lines, the contour of the surface, etc~., with an accurate delineation of the whole on paper; the act or occupation of making surveys |
| — | SWEPTWING | S | [n. -S] · (of an aircraft, winged missile, etc~) having wings swept (usually) backwards |
| — | TAILORING | S | [n. -S] · the way something is tailored; the cut or fit of something |
| — | TAMPERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to interfere in a harmful manner |
| — | TAXPAYING | S | [n. -S] The payment of taxes. |
| — | TERRACING | S | [v. -RACED, -RACING, -RACES] · to provide with a terrace «a raised embankment» |
| — | TEXTURING | S | [n. -S] · TEXTURE, to make by weaving (=texturings) |
| — | THATCHING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or art of covering buildings with thatch; so as to keep out rain, snow, etc~. (=thatchings) / ----- { thack thatch § thacks thatches § thack thacked thacking thacks thatch thatched thatches thatching § thatched § thack } |
| — | THRASHING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of thrash / ----- { thrash § thrashes § thrash thrashed thrashes thrashing thresh threshed threshes threshing } |
| — | THRESHING | S | [n. -S] · THRESH, to separate the grain or seeds from a plant mechanically (=threshings) / ----- { thrash § thrashes § thrash thrashed thrashes thrashing thresh threshed threshes threshing } |
| — | THRUMMING | S | [v. THRUMMED, THRUMMING°, THRUMS] · to play a stringed instrument idly or monotonously |
| — | THRUSTING | S | [n. -S] · THRUST, to push forcibly (=thrustings) |
| — | TILLERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to put forth stems from a root |
| — | TIMBERING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of furnishing with timber; also, timbers, collectively; timberwork; timber |
| — | TINKERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to repair in an unskilled or experimental manner |
| — | TOILETING | S | [n. -S] · TOILET, to dress and groom oneself (=toiletings) |
| — | TOWELLING | S | [n. -S] · an absorbent fabric, esp~ with a nap, used for making towels, bathrobes, etc~ / ----- { toweling towelling § towelings towellings § toweling towelling } |
| — | TROUNCING | S | [v. TROUNCED, TROUNCING°, TROUNCES] · to beat severely |
| — | TRUFFLING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of hunting for truffles |
| — | TUNNELING | S | [n. -S] The act of burrowing a tunnel. |
| — | TWINKLING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of one who, or of that which, twinkles; a quick movement of the eye; a wink; a twinkle / ----- { twinkling § twinklings § twinkling § twinklier twinkliest twinkling twinkly } |
| — | UNBANNING | S | [v. -BANNED, -BANNING, -BANS] · to remove a prohibition against |
| — | UNBENDING | S | [n.] inflexible and not yielding |
| — | UNCOATING | S | [n. -S] · not coating + |
| — | UNDERLING | S | [n. -S] · © an inferior person or agent; a subordinate; hence, a mean, sorry fellow |
| — | UNDERWING | S | [n. -S] · © one of the posterior wings of an insect |
| — | UNKNOWING | S | [n. -S] · not knowing + |
| — | UNVEILING | S | [n. -S] · not veiling + (=unveilings) |
| — | UPWELLING | S | [n. -S] An upward movement from a lower source. |
| — | VAPOURING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to vapor «to emit vapor «visible floating moisture»» / ----- { vapor vapour vapouring § vapors vapourings vapours § vapor vapored vaporing vapors vapour vapoured vapouring vapours § vapored vapoured } |
| — | VENEERING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or art of one who veneers |
| — | VETCHLING | S | [n. -S] · © any small leguminous plant of the genus Lathyrus~, especially L. Nissolia~ |
| — | VISIONING | S | [n. -S] · VISION, to imagine «to form a mental picture of» (=visionings) |
| — | WALLOPING | S | [n. -S] whopping, large in size. |
| — | WANDERING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of wander «(also transitive) to move or travel about, in, or through (a place) without any definite purpose or destination» |
| — | WARGAMING | S | [v. -GAMED, -GAMING°, -GAMES] · the practice of engaging in simulated military conflicts |
| — | WAYFARING | S | [n. -S] Travelling, especially on foot. |
| — | WEIGHTING | S | [n. -S] · WEIGHT, to add weight «heaviness» to (=weightings) / ----- { wecht weight § wechts weights § wecht wechts weight weighted weighting weights § weighted } |
| — | WHINGDING | S | [n. -S] Alternative form of wingding. |
| — | WHISTLING | S | [n. -S] · (veterinary science) a breathing defect of horses characterized by a high-pitched sound with each intake of air Compare roaring |
| — | WHITENING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or process of making or becoming white |
| — | WHITEWING | S | [n. -S] · © the chaffinch; -- so called from the white bands on the wing |
| — | WHITTLING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of whittle «to cut or shave strips or pieces from (wood, a stick, etc~), esp~ with a knife» |
| — | WINDOWING | S | [n. -S] · WINDOW, to provide with a window «an opening in a wall to admit light and air» (=windowings) |
| S | WITHERING | S | [n. -S] · WITHER, to dry up and wilt (=witherings) |
| — | WORLDLING | S | [n. -S] · a person who is primarily concerned with worldly matters or material things |
| — | WRANGLING | S | [v. -GLED, -GLING, -GLES] · to argue noisily |
| — | WRESTLING | S | [n. -S] · any of certain sports in which the contestants fight each other according to various rules governing holds and usually forbidding blows with the closed fist. The principal object is to overcome the opponent either by throwing or pinning him to the ground or by causing him to submit See freestyle, Graeco~-Roman, sumo / ----- { rassler warsler warstler wrastling wrestle wrestler § rasslers warslers warstlers wrestlers wrestles § rassle rassled rassles rassling warsle warsled warsles warsling warstle warstled warstles warstling wrassle wrassled wrassles wrassling wrastle wrastled wrastles wrastling wrestle wrestled wrestles wrestling } |
| — | YOUNGLING | S | [n. -S] · © a young person; a youth; also, any animal in its early life / ----- { yoof youngling youngster youth § yoofs younglings youngsters youths § youngling } |
| — | ACCOUNTING | S | [n. -S] · the skill or practice of maintaining and auditing accounts and preparing reports on the assets, liabilities, etc~, of a business |
| — | ALMSGIVING | S | [n. -S] · © the giving of alms |
| — | ANTEDATING | S | [n. -S] · ANTEDATE, to be of an earlier date than (=antedatings) |
| — | BACKBITING | S | [n. -S] · © secret slander; detraction |
| — | BALLOONING | S | [n. -S] · © the art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in them |
| — | BARGAINING | S | [n. -S] · BARGAIN, to discuss terms for selling or buying (=bargainings) |
| — | BARRACKING | S | [n. -S] · BARRACK, to shout boisterously (=barrackings) |
| — | BARTENDING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to tend a barroom |
| — | BEDWETTING | S | ! [n. -S] A type of urinary incontinence involving involuntary urination while in… |
| — | BEEKEEPING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of beekeeper «a person who keeps bees for their honey; apiarist» |
| — | BIOFOULING | S | [n. -S] · the degradation of an artificial surface by biological growth |
| — | BIOHACKING | S | ! [n. -S] The manipulation of biological functioning through. |
| — | BLACKENING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of blacken «to make or become black or dirty» |
| — | BLANKETING | S | [n. -S] · BLANKET, to cover uniformly (=blanketings) |
| — | BLATHERING | S | [n. -S] · BLATHER, to talk foolishly (=blatherings) / ----- { blather blether blethering blither blithering § blathers blethers blithers § blather blathered blathering blathers blether blethered blethering blethers blither blithered blithering blithers § blither blithering } |
| — | BLOSSOMING | S | [n. -S] · BLOSSOM, to bloom «to bear flowers» (=blossomings) |
| — | BOLLOCKING | S | [n. -S] · (slang) a severe telling-off; dressing-down |
| — | BOOKMAKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of bookmaker «a person who as an occupation accepts bets, esp~ on horseraces, and pays out to winning betters» |
| — | BOULDERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to climb up large rocks (=bouldering) / ----- { boulder bouldering bowlder § boulders bowlders § boulder bouldered bouldering boulders bowlder } |
| — | BOWHUNTING | S | [n. -S] · BOWHUNT, to hunt with a bow and arrow |
| — | BURNISHING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of burnish «to make or become shiny or smooth by friction; polish» |
| — | CAREGIVING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of providing care for a vulnerable neighbour or relative |
| — | CARETAKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of caretaker «a person who is in charge of a place or thing, esp~ in the owner's absence» |
| — | CARJACKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of attacking a driver in a car in order to rob the driver or to steal the car |
| — | CARPOOLING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to take turns driving a group of commuters |
| — | CARTOONING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of cartoon |
| — | CHANGELING | S | [n. -S] · © one who, or that which, is left or taken in the place of another, as a child exchanged by fairies |
| — | CONSULTING | S | [n. -S] · a consultation (=consultings) |
| — | COUNSELING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of counselling «guidance offered by social workers, doctors, etc~, to help a person resolve social or personal problems» / ----- { counseling counselling § counselings counsellings § counseling counselling } |
| — | CUSHIONING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to pad with soft material |
| — | DEALMAKING | S | ! [n. -S] The making of commercial, financial or political deals |
| — | DEBRIEFING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to question after a mission |
| — | DECOUPLING | S | [v. -PLED, -PLING, -PLES] · to disconnect |
| — | DEFROSTING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to remove frost from |
| — | DEGAUSSING | S | [n. -S] · DEGAUSS, to demagnetize (=degaussings) |
| — | DEGREASING | S | [n. -S] · DEGREASE, to remove the grease from (=degreasings) |
| — | DIESELLING | S | [n. -S] · the act of dieselling «to continue running after the ignition is turned off» / ----- { dieselings diesellings § dieseling dieselling } |
| — | DOGNAPPING | S | [v. -NAPED or -NAPPED, -NAPING or -NAPPING, -NAPS] · to steal a dog |
| — | DOOMSAYING | S | [n. -S] · the act of prophesying doom |
| — | DOWNSIZING | S | [v. -SIZED, -SIZING, -SIZES] · to produce in a smaller size |
| — | DRAWSTRING | S | [n. -S] · a cord, ribbon, etc~, run through a hem around an opening, as on the bottom of a sleeve or at the mouth of a bag, so that when it is pulled tighter, the opening closes |
| — | DRYWALLING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cover a wall with plasterboard (=drywalled drywalling) |
| — | FEATHERING | S | [n. -S] · © same as Foliation |
| — | FILMMAKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of film-making «(especially British~) the activity or business of producing and directing films» |
| — | FINGERLING | S | [n. -S] · © a young salmon |
| — | FLAVOURING | S | [n. -S] · FLAVOUR, to flavor «to give flavor «distinctive taste» to» (=flavourings) / ----- { flavor flavour § flavors flavours § flavor flavored flavoring flavors flavour flavoured flavouring flavours § flavored flavoured } |
| — | FLUTTERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to wave rapidly and irregularly / ----- { flitter flittering flutter fluttering § flitters flutterings flutters § flitter flittered flittering flitters flutter fluttered fluttering flutters § fluttered } |
| — | FOREBODING | S | [n. -S] · © presage of coming ill; expectation of misfortune / ----- { abode aboding bode forbode forboding forebode foreboding § abodes bodes forbodes § abode aboded abodes aboding bode boded bodes boding forbode forboded forbodes forboding forebode foreboded forebodes foreboding § forboding foreboding } |
| — | FOSTERLING | S | [n. -S] · © a foster child |
| — | FOXHUNTING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of fox-hunting «a sport in which hunters follow a pack of hounds in pursuit of a fox» |
| — | FURNISHING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of furnish «to provide (a house, room, etc~) with furniture, carpets, etc~» |
| — | GADROONING | S | [n. -S] ornamentation with gadroons |
| — | GAINGIVING | S | [n. -S] · © a misgiving «© evil premonition; doubt; distrust» |
| — | GENLOCKING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to use a device for synchronizing different video signals |
| — | GLIMMERING | S | [n. -S] · © faint, unsteady light; a glimmer / ----- { glimmering § glimmerings § glimmering § aglimmer } |
| — | GROUNDLING | S | [n. -S] · © a fish that keeps at the bottom of the water, as the loach |
| — | GUNRUNNING | S | [n. -S] · the smuggling of guns and ammunition or other weapons of war into a country |
| — | HAIRSPRING | S | [n. -S] · © the slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the balance in a timepiece |
| — | HANDLINING | S | ! a fishing line worked by hand [n. -S] |
| — | HANDSPRING | S | [n. -S] · © a somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground |
| — | HEADSPRING | S | [n. -S] · © fountain; source |
| — | HELISKIING | S | [n. -S] · HELISKI, to ski downhill on mountains reached by helicopter |
| — | HOMECOMING | S | [n. -S] · the act of coming home |
| — | HOMEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of homemaker «(mainly US & Canadian~) a person, esp~ a housewife, who manages a home» |
| — | HOPSACKING | S | [n. -S] · hopsack / ----- { hopsack hopsacking § hopsackings hopsacks } |
| — | HOSTELLING | S | [v. -TELED or -TELLED, -TELING or -TELLING, -TELS] · to stay at inns overnight while traveling / ----- { hostel hosteling hostelling § hostels § hostel hosteled hosteling hostelled hostelling hostels } |
| — | ICEBOATING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of using an iceboat |
| — | IMPRINTING | S | [n. -S] · the development through exceptionally fast learning in young animals of recognition of and attraction to members of their own species or to surrogates |
| — | INBREEDING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of inbreed «to breed from unions between closely related individuals, esp~ over several generations» |
| — | INFIGHTING | S | [n. -S] · (boxing) combat at close quarters in which proper blows are inhibited and the fighters try to wear down each other's strength |
| — | JAYWALKING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cross a street recklessly |
| — | KICKBOXING | S | [n. -S] · a martial art that resembles boxing but permits blows with the feet as well as punches |
| — | KIDNAPPING | S | [v. -NAPED or -NAPPED, -NAPING or -NAPPING, -NAPS] · to take a person by force and often for ransom |
| — | LACEMAKING | S | [n. -S] The manufacture of lace. |
| — | LANDOWNING | S | [n. -S] · © the owning of land |
| — | LEATHERING | S | [n. -S] · LEATHER, to cover with leather «the dressed or tanned hide of an animal» (=leatherings) |
| — | LIFESAVING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of life-saving «acting to save a person's life» |
| — | LIGHTENING | S | [n. -S] · LIGHTEN, to reduce the weight of (=lightenings) |
| — | LIPREADING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of lip-reading «a method used by deaf people to comprehend spoken words by interpreting movements of the speaker's lips Also called: speech-reading» |
| — | LOBSTERING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of lobster |
| — | LOBTAILING | S | [n. -S] · LOBTAIL, «of a whale» to slap its tail against the surface of the water |
| — | LOGROLLING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or process of rolling logs from the place where they were felled to the stream which floats them to the sawmill or to market. In this labor neighboring camps of loggers combine to assist each other in turn |
| — | LONGLINING | S | ! [n. -S] fishing with a longline |
| — | LOVEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · sexual play and activity between lovers, esp~ including sexual intercourse |
| — | LOWBALLING | S | [n. -S] · LOWBALL, to give a customer a deceptively low price (=lowballings) |
| — | LUTESTRING | S | [n. -S] · © a plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon |
| — | MAINSPRING | S | [n. -S] · © the principal or most important spring in a piece of mechanism, especially the moving spring of a watch or clock or the spring in a gunlock which impels the hammer. Hence: The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause of action |
| — | MEANDERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to wander «to move about with no destination or purpose» |
| — | MEMORIZING | S | [v. -RIZED, -RIZING, -RIZES] · to commit to memory / ----- { memorizing § memorizings § memorise memorised memorises memorising memorize memorized memorizes memorizing } |
| — | MIDMORNING | S | ! [n. -S] The middle of the morning. |
| — | MISREADING | S | [v. -READ°, -READING, -READS] · to read incorrectly |
| — | MOBLOGGING | S | ! [n. -S] present participle and gerund of moblog |
| — | MONITORING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to keep track of |
| — | MONOSKIING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of monoski «a wide ski on which the skier stands with both feet» |
| — | MOVIEGOING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of movie-going «the activity of attending films at the cinema» |
| — | MUCKRAKING | S | [n. -S] · MUCKRAKE, to search for and expose corruption (=muckrakings) |
| — | MYTHMAKING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of creating myths |
| — | NETMINDING | S | ! [n. -S] goalkeeping, goaltending |
| — | NETSURFING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to browse the Internet for information |
| — | NETWORKING | S | [n. -S] · (computing) the interconnection of two or more networks in different places, as in working at home with a link to a central computer in an office |
| — | NEWSMAKING | S | ! [a.] Making news |
| — | NITPICKING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to fuss over petty details |
| — | NONEARNING | S | [n. -S] Not earning. |
| — | NONMEETING | S | [n. -S] · a gathering that does not constitute a meeting |
| — | OFFSHORING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of moving a company's operating base to a foreign country where labour costs are cheaper |
| — | OPERAGOING | S | [n. -S] · the action of going to operas |
| — | ORCHARDING | S | [n. -S] The growing of fruit in an orchard. |
| — | OUTPOURING | S | [n. -S] · a passionate or exaggerated outburst; effusion |
| — | OVEREATING | S | [v. OVERATE, -EATEN, -EATING, -EATS] · to eat to excess |
| — | PACEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · (sport) the act of setting a pace for race competitors |
| — | PANFISHING | S | [n. -S] · PANFISH, to fish for any small fish that can be fried whole |
| — | PARTNERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to associate with in some activity of common interest |
| — | PATTERNING | S | [n. -S] · markings or decorative patterns |
| — | PENCILLING | S | [n. -S] · See pencil / ----- { pencil penciling pencilling § pencilings pencillings pencils § pencil penciled penciling pencilled pencilling pencils § penciled pencilled } |
| — | PHOTOAGING | S | ! [n. -S] The damaging effect of prolonged exposure to sunlight on the skin. |
| — | PIGEONWING | S | [n. -S] · (mainly US) a fancy step in dancing in which the feet are clapped together |
| — | PINTUCKING | S | [n. -S] · a very narrow fold of farbric~ |
| — | PIPELINING | S | [v. -LINED, -LINING, -LINES] · to convey by a line of pipe |
| — | PLASTERING | S | [n. -S] · © same as Plaster, n. / ----- { plaister plaster § plaisters plasters § plaister plaistered plaistering plaisters plaster plastered plastering plasters § plastered } |
| — | PLAYACTING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of play-act «(intransitive) to pretend or make believe» |
| — | PLAYMAKING | S | [n. -S] · (sport) the initiating of offensive plays in sports |
| — | PODCASTING | S | [n. -S] · PODCAST, to make a program available in digital format for download over the Internet |
| — | POTHUNTING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of pothunter «a person who hunts for food or for profit without regard to the rules of sport» |
| — | PREWRITING | S | [n. -S] · the formulation of ideas and information before writing a first draft |
| — | PRINCELING | S | [n. -S] · © a petty prince; a young prince |
| — | PROCEEDING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction; progress or movement from one thing to another; a measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction; as, an illegal proceeding; a cautious or a violent proceeding |
| — | PROGRAMING | S | [n. -S] Alternative spelling of programming. / ----- { program programme § programmes programs § program programed programing programme programmed programmes programming programs § programed programmed } |
| — | PUBLISHING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of publish «to produce and issue (printed or electronic matter) for distribution and sale» |
| — | QUARTERING | S | [n. -S] · © a station |
| — | RAINMAKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of rainmaker «(among Native Americans~) a professional practitioner of ritual incantations or other actions intended to cause rain to fall» |
| — | REBIRTHING | S | [n. -S] Rebirth. |
| — | REBOUNDING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to spring back |
| — | REBRANDING | S | [n. -S] · REBRAND, to change the corporate image of a company |
| — | REFEREEING | S | [v. -EED, -EEING, -EES] · to supervise the play in certain sports |
| — | REKINDLING | S | [n. -S] · REKINDLE, KINDLE, to cause to burn (=rekindlings) |
| — | REMOUNTING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to mount again + |
| — | RESOURCING | S | [v. -SOURCED, -SOURCING, -SOURCES] · to provide with supplies (=resourced resourcing) |
| — | RESPELLING | S | [n. -S] · an act or instance of spelling again or in a different way |
| — | RETHINKING | S | [n. -S] · RETHINK, THINK, to formulate in the mind (=rethinkings) |
| — | RETOUCHING | S | [n. -S] · RETOUCH, to add new details or touches to (=retouchings) |
| P | RETRAINING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to train again + |
| — | ROISTERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to revel / ----- { roister roistering royster roystering § roisterings roisters roysters § roister roistered roistering roisters royster roystered roystering roysters } |
| — | ROLLICKING | S | [n. -S] · ROLLICK, to frolic «to play and run about merrily» (=rollickings) |
| — | ROSEMALING | S | [n. -S] · a type of painted or carved decoration in Scandinavian~ peasant style consisting of floral motifs |
| — | RUSSETTING | S | [n. -S] · © cloth or clothing of a russet color / ----- { russet russeting russetting § russetings russets russettings § russet russeted russeting russets russetting § russet russeted russety } |
| — | SAILMAKING | S | [n. -S] The occupation of making sails. |
| — | SANDERLING | S | [n. -S] · © a small gray and brown sandpiper «Calidris~ arenaria~» very common on sandy beaches in America~, Europe~, and Asia~. Called also curwillet~, sand lark, stint, and ruddy plover |
| E | SCALLOPING | S | [n. -S] · SCALLOP, to bake in a sauce topped with bread crumbs (=scallopings) / ----- { escallop escalop escalope scallop scollop § escallops escalopes escalops scallops scollops § escallop escalloped escalloping escallops escalop escaloped escaloping escalops scallop scalloped scalloping scallops scollop scolloped scolloping scollops § escalloped escaloped scalloped } |
| — | SCAMPERING | S | [n. -S] · SCAMPER, to run playfully about (=scamperings) |
| — | SCATTERING | S | [n. -S] · © act of strewing about; something scattered |
| — | SCAVENGING | S | [n. -S] · SCAVENGE, to search through rubbish for usable items (=scavengings) |
| — | SCHEDULING | S | [n. -S] · SCHEDULE, to assign to a certain date or time (=schedulings) / ----- { schedule scheduled sked § schedules skeds § schedule scheduled schedules scheduling sked skedded skedding skeds § scheduled } |
| — | SCRABBLING | S | [n. -S] · SCRABBLE, to claw or grope about frantically (=scrabblings) |
| — | SCRAMBLING | S | [n. -S] · SCRAMBLE, to move or climb hurriedly (=scramblings) |
| — | SCRATCHING | S | [n. -S] · SCRATCH, to make a thin, shallow cut or mark on (=scratchings) / ----- { scart scratch § scarts scratches § scart scarted scarting scarts scratch scratched scratches scratching § scratch scratched } |
| — | SCRIBBLING | S | [n. -S] · SCRIBBLE, to write hastily or carelessly (=scribblings) |
| — | SCRITCHING | S | a quiet scraping sound [n. -ES] |
| — | SCROUNGING | S | [n. -S] · SCROUNGE, to gather by foraging (=scroungings) |
| — | SCRUNCHING | S | [n. -S] · SCRUNCH, to crush «to press or squeeze out of shape» (=scrunchings) |
| — | SENTENCING | S | [v. -TENCED, -TENCING, -TENCES] · to declare judicially the extent of punishment to be imposed |
| — | SHOEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of shoemaker «a person who makes or repairs shoes or boots» |
| — | SHOESTRING | S | [n. -S] · another word for shoelace |
| — | SHORTENING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of making or becoming short or shorter |
| — | SHOTMAKING | S | [n. -S] The skill of making accurate shots |
| — | SHUNPIKING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of shunpike |
| — | SIGNIFYING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of signify «to indicate, show, or suggest» |
| — | SKIBOBBING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of skibob «a vehicle made of two short skis, the forward one having a steering handle and the rear one supporting a low seat, for gliding down snow slopes» |
| — | SKYJACKING | S | [n. -S] · (informal) a situation in which someone commandeers an aircraft, usually at gunpoint during flight, forcing the pilot to fly somewhere other than to the scheduled destination |
| — | SKYSURFING | S | [n. -S] · SKYSURF, to perform maneuvers during free fall while riding on a skyboard (=skysurfings) |
| — | SKYWRITING | S | [n. -S] · the forming of words in the sky by the release of smoke or vapour from an aircraft |
| — | SMATTERING | S | [n. -S] · © a slight, superficial knowledge of something; sciolism |
| — | SNORKELING | S | [n. -S] · SNORKEL, to swim underwater with a type of breathing device (=snorkelings) |
| — | SOLDIERING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of serving as a soldier; the state of being a soldier; the occupation of a soldier |
| — | SPELUNKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of spelunk «(obsolete) a cave» |
| — | SPRINKLING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of one who, or that which, sprinkles |
| — | STARGAZING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of stargaze «to observe the stars» |
| — | STARVELING | S | [n. -S] · © one who, or that which, pines from lack or food, or nutriment |
| — | STENCILING | S | [n. -S] · STENCIL, to mark by means of a perforated sheet of material (=stencilings) |
| — | STIFFENING | S | [n. -S] · STIFFEN, to make stiff «difficult to bend or stretch» (=stiffenings) |
| — | SUBCEILING | S | [n. -S] · a ceiling placed on a subdivision of a category; a sublimit |
| — | SUBHEADING | S | [n. -S] · the heading or title of a subdivision or subsection of a printed work |
| — | SUBSOILING | S | [n. -S] · SUBSOIL, to plow so as to turn up the subsoil «the layer of earth beneath the surface soil» (=subsoilings) |
| — | SUNTANNING | S | [v. -TANNED, -TANNING, -TANS] · to become tan (=suntanning) |
| — | SWEETENING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of making sweet |
| — | THICKENING | S | [n. -S] · © something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker |
| — | TOLLGATING | S | [v. -ATED, -ATING, -ATES] · to block a business deal pending payment of a bribe (=tollgated tollgating) |
| — | TOOLMAKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of tool-maker «a person who specializes in the production or reconditioning of precision tools, cutters, etc~» |
| — | TRAILERING | S | [n. -S] · the advertising of a film or television programme by means of trailers |
| — | TRAVELLING | S | [v. -ELED or -ELLED, -ELING or -ELLING, -ELS] · to go from one place to another |
| — | TREPANNING | S | [v. -PANNED, -PANNING, -PANS] · to trephine / ----- { trapan trepan trepanning trephine trephining § trapans trepannings trepans trephines § trapan trapanned trapanning trapans trepan trepanned trepanning trepans trephine trephined trephines trephining } |
| — | TRICYCLING | S | [n. -S] · TRICYCLE, to ride a vehicle having three wheels |
| — | TURFSKIING | S | [n. -S] · skiing using turfskis |
| — | UPBRAIDING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to reproach severely |
| — | UPBRINGING | S | [n. -S] · the education of a person during his or her formative years Also called: bringing-up |
| — | UPLIGHTING | S | [n. -S] · UPLIGHT, to light to a higher degree (=uplightings) |
| — | VANPOOLING | S | [n. -S] · the sharing of a van to commute to work |
| — | VERSIONING | S | [n. -S] · VERSION, to create a new account or description from a particular point of view |
| — | VIGNETTING | S | [v. -GNETTED, -GNETTING, -GNETTES] · to describe briefly |
| — | WEATHERING | S | [n. -S] · © the action of the elements on a rock in altering its color, texture, or composition, or in rounding off its edges |
| — | WEBCASTING | S | [n. -S] · WEBCAST, to transmit sound and images via the World Wide Web (=webcastings) |
| — | WEBLOGGING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of having a website containing a diary or journal; blogging |
| — | WELLSPRING | S | [n. -S] · © a fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply |
| — | WHISPERING | S | [n. -S] · the act of speaking in a low soft voice |
| — | WINEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · the process of making wine |
| — | WRONGDOING | S | [n. -S] · © evil or wicked behavior or action |
| — | ADVERTISING | S | [n. -S] · the promotion of goods or services for sale through impersonal media, such as radio or television / ----- { advertise advertised advertises advertising advertize advertized advertizes advertizing } |
| — | BABYSITTING | S | [n. -S] · BABYSIT, to care for a child temporarily (=babysittings) |
| — | BACKPACKING | S | [n. -S] · BACKPACK, to hike with a pack on one's back (=backpackings) |
| — | BAREBOATING | S | ! [n. -S] The act of chartering, navigating and living on, a boat, for a holiday etc~. |
| — | BASERUNNING | S | [n. -S] · the act of running around bases |
| — | BEARBAITING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of bear-baiting «(formerly) an entertainment in which dogs attacked and enraged a chained bear» |
| — | BEDCOVERING | S | [n. -S] bedcover |
| — | BOBSLEDDING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of bobsleigh «a racing sledge for two or more people, with a steering mechanism enabling the driver to direct it down a steeply banked ice-covered run» |
| — | BODYSURFING | S | [n. -S] · BODYSURF, to ride a wave without a surfboard (=bodysurfings) |
| — | BONEFISHING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of fishing for bonefish |
| — | BOOKBINDING | S | [n. -S] · © the art, process, or business of binding books |
| — | BOOKKEEPING | S | [n. -S] · © the art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a regular and systematic manner, so as to show their relation to each other, and the state of the business in which they occur; the art of keeping accounts. The books commonly used are a daybook, cashbook, journal, and ledger |
| — | BOOKSELLING | S | [n. -S] · © the employment of selling books |
| — | BOOTLEGGING | S | [n. -S] · BOOTLEG, to smuggle «to import or export illicitly» (=bootleggings) |
| — | BOOTLICKING | S | [n. -S] · BOOTLICK, to flatter servilely (=bootlickings) |
| — | BRICKLAYING | S | [n. -S] · © the art of building with bricks, or of uniting them by cement or mortar into various forms; the act or occupation of laying bricks |
| — | BULLBAITING | S | [n. -S] · a type of blood sport involving the baiting of a bull by dogs |
| — | BULLDOGGING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of bulldog |
| — | BUSHRANGING | S | [n. -S] · the life of a bushranger |
| — | CHRISTENING | S | [n. -S] · the Christian~ sacrament of baptism or the ceremony in which this is conferred |
| — | CHURCHGOING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of churchgoer «a person who attends church regularly» |
| — | CORNHUSKING | S | [n. -S] · the removal of the husk from corn |
| — | COUNSELLING | S | [n. -S] · guidance offered by social workers, doctors, etc~, to help a person resolve social or personal problems / ----- { counseling counselling § counselings counsellings § counseling counselling } |
| — | DAYLIGHTING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of daylight |
| — | DECENTERING | S | [n. -S] · DECENTER, to put out of center (=decenterings) / ----- { decentring § decenter decentered decentering decenters decentre decentred decentres decentring } |
| — | DISHWASHING | S | ! [n. -S] The act of cleaning the dishware. |
| — | DOGSBODYING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of dogsbody «(informal) a person who carries out menial tasks for others; drudge» |
| — | DOGSLEDDING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of dogsledding «to move on a sled drawn by dogs» (=dogsleddings) |
| — | DRESSMAKING | S | [n. -S] · © the art, process, or occupation, of making dresses |
| — | DRUMBEATING | S | [n. -S] · the act of providing strong public support for a cause |
| — | EARTHMOVING | S | [n. -S] · having great importance or consequence |
| — | ENGINEERING | S | [n. -S] · © originally, the art of managing engines; in its modern and extended sense, the art and science by which the mechanical properties of matter are made useful to man in structures and machines; the occupation and work of an engineer |
| — | EVERLASTING | S | [n. -S] · never coming to an end; eternal |
| — | FILMSETTING | S | [n. -S] · (printing) typesetting by exposing type characters onto photographic film from which printing plates are made |
| — | FOLKSINGING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of folksinger «a person who sings folk songs or other songs in the folk idiom» |
| — | FREEWRITING | S | [n. -S] · a free and unstructured style of writing |
| — | FROSTBITING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of frostbite |
| — | GLASSMAKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of glass-maker «a person who makes glass or glass objects» |
| — | GOALKEEPING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of goalkeeper «(sport) a player in the goal whose duty is to prevent the ball, puck, etc~, from entering or crossing it» |
| — | GOALTENDING | S | [n. -S] · (ice hockey, US) the act of defending the goal |
| — | GUNSLINGING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of gunslinger «(slang) a gunfighter or gunman, esp~ in the Old West» |
| — | GUNSMITHING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of gunsmith «a person who manufactures or repairs firearms, esp~ portable guns» |
| — | HAIRCUTTING | S | [n. -S] · the act of cutting hair |
| — | HAIRSTYLING | S | [n. -S] · the act of styling hair |
| — | HANDWRITING | S | [n. -S] · © the cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or person; chirography |
| — | HEADHUNTING | S | [n. -S] · HEADHUNT, to seek out, decapitate, and preserve the heads of enemies (=headhuntings) |
| — | HEARTSTRING | S | [n. -S] · © a nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart |
| — | HORSERACING | S | ! [n. -S] Alternative form of horse racing. |
| — | HYPERMILING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of maximizing the fuel economy of a motor vehicle, esp~ through driving technique and vehicle maintenance |
| — | INGATHERING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or business of gathering or collecting anything; especially, the gathering of the fruits of the earth; harvest |
| — | INNERSPRING | S | [n. -S] That is constructed using springs enclosed within a padded fabric cover |
| — | INTERFACING | S | [n. -S] · a piece of fabric sewn beneath the facing of a garment, usually at the inside of the neck, armholes, etc~, to give shape and firmness |
| — | INTERLINING | S | [n. -S] · © correction or alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation |
| — | IRONWORKING | S | †! [n. -S] The making of useful or decorative items from iron. |
| — | KITESURFING | S | [n. -S] A type of kiteboarding that happens in the water. |
| — | KNEECAPPING | S | [n. -S] · an act of shooting a person in the kneecap, esp~ as an act of retaliation |
| — | LANDHOLDING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of land-holder «a person who owns or occupies land» |
| — | LATCHSTRING | S | [n. -S] · © a string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside. It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door |
| — | LAWBREAKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of lawbreaker «a person who breaks the law» |
| — | LINEBACKING | S | [n. -S] · (American~ football) the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman |
| — | LINECASTING | S | [n. -S] · the process of casting an entire line of printed type |
| — | LINOCUTTING | S | ! [n. -S] The making of linocuts. |
| — | LONGSHORING | S | [n. -S] · (US & Canadian~) the work of loading and unloading ships |
| — | MARATHONING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of running marathons |
| — | MATCHMAKING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or process of making matches for kindling or burning |
| — | MEATPACKING | S | [n. -S] · (US) the wholesale meat trade |
| — | MERRYMAKING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of making merry; conviviality; merriment; jollity |
| — | MISSPELLING | S | [n. -S] · © a wrong spelling |
| — | MONEYMAKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of moneymaker «a person who is intent on accumulating money» |
| — | MOVIEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · the process of making or producing a movie |
| — | MUDSLINGING | S | [n. -S] · casting malicious slurs on an opponent, esp~ in politics |
| — | NEWSWRITING | S | [n. -S] · the activity or craft of writing news in preparation for publication |
| — | NOISEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of noisemaker «(US & Canadian~) something, such as a clapper or bell, used to make a loud noise at football matches, celebrations, etc~» |
| — | NONBUILDING | S | [n. -S] Not being or pertaining to a building. |
| — | OFFSCOURING | S | [n. -S] · © that which is scoured off; hence, refuse; rejected matter; that which is vile or despised |
| — | OUTBREEDING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of outbreed «(intransitive) (anthropology) to produce offspring through sexual relations outside a particular family or tribe» |
| — | OUTBUILDING | S | [n. -S] · © a building separate from, and subordinate to, the main house; an outhouse |
| — | OUTCROPPING | S | [n. -S] · outcrop / ----- { outcrop outcropping § outcroppings outcrops § outcrop outcropped outcropping outcrops } |
| — | OUTSOURCING | S | [n. -S] · the act of subcontracting (work) to another company |
| — | OVERBLOWING | S | [n. -S] · OVERBLOW, to give excessive importance to (=overblowings) |
| — | OVERCASTING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of overcast «covered over or obscured, esp~ by clouds» |
| — | OVERHUNTING | S | [n. -S] · the act of hunting to excess |
| — | PAINSTAKING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance |
| — | PAPERMAKING | S | [n. -S] · the art or action of making paper |
| — | PARASAILING | S | [n. -S] · a sport in which a water-skier wearing a parachute is towed by a speedboat, becomes airborne, and sails along in the air |
| — | PATHFINDING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of pathfinder «a person who makes or finds a way, esp~ through unexplored areas or fields of knowledge» |
| — | PAWNBROKING | S | [n. -S] · © the business of a pawnbroker |
| — | PEACEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of peacemaker «a person who establishes peace, esp~ between others» |
| — | PIPEFITTING | S | † [n. -S] The work of a pipefitter. |
| — | PLATEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · (ceramics) the act of making plates |
| — | PLAYWRITING | S | [n. -S] · the writing of plays / ----- { playwrighting playwriting § playwrightings playwritings } |
| — | PRINTMAKING | S | [n. -S] · an artistic technique that consists of making a series of pictures from an original, or from a specially prepared surface |
| — | PROGRAMMING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of programming «the act or process of writing a program so that data may be processed by a computer» / ----- { program programme § programmes programs § program programed programing programme programmed programmes programming programs § programed programmed } |
| — | QUESTIONING | S | [n. -S] · QUESTION, to put a question «an inquiry» to (=questionings) |
| — | RACEWALKING | S | [n. -S] · (athletics) the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running |
| — | RAILROADING | S | [n. -S] · © the construction of a railroad; the business of managing or operating a railroad |
| — | REAWAKENING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to awaken again + / ----- { reawakening rewakening § reawakenings § reawake reawaked reawaken reawakened reawakening reawakens reawakes reawaking reawoke reawoken rewake rewaked rewaken rewakened rewakening rewakens rewakes rewaking rewoke rewoken § reawakened } |
| — | REBEGINNING | S | [v. -GAN, -GUN, -GINNING, -GINS] · to begin again + |
| P | REFINANCING | S | [v. -NANCED, -NANCING, -NANCES] · to finance again + |
| — | ROADHOLDING | S | [n. -S] · the extent to which a motor vehicle is stable and does not skid, esp~ at high speeds, or on sharp bends or wet roads |
| — | ROPEDANCING | S | [n. -S] · the act of dancing on a rope |
| — | ROPEWALKING | S | ! [n. -S] tightrope walking |
| — | SAFEKEEPING | S | [n. -S] · the act of keeping or state of being kept in safety |
| — | SAILBOATING | S | [n. -S] · (especially US & Canadian~) the sport of using a sailing boat |
| — | SANCTIONING | S | [n. -S] · SANCTION, to authorize «to give permission for» (=sanctionings) |
| — | SCAFFOLDING | S | [n. -S] · © a scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of the body |
| — | SEMESTERING | S | [n. -S] Operation as a semester school. |
| — | SHELLACKING | S | [n. -S] · (slang, mainly US & Canadian~) a complete defeat; a sound beating / ----- { shellac shellack § shellacks shellacs § shellac shellack shellacked shellacking shellacks shellacs § shellacked } |
| — | SHEPHERDING | S | [n. -S] · SHEPHERD, to watch over carefully (=shepherdings) / ----- { sheepherder shepherd § sheepherders shepherds § shepherd shepherded shepherding shepherds } |
| — | SHOPKEEPING | S | † [n. -S] The business of operating a shop. |
| — | SHOPLIFTING | S | [n. -S] · SHOPLIFT, to steal goods from a store (=shopliftings) |
| — | SHORTCOMING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of falling, or coming short |
| — | SIGHTSEEING | S | [n. -S] · SIGHTSEE, to visit and view places of interest (=sightseeings) |
| — | SKIRMISHING | S | [n. -S] · SKIRMISH, to engage in a minor battle (=skirmishings) |
| — | SNOWSHOEING | S | [n. -S] · SNOWSHOE, to walk on snowshoes «oval frames that allow a person to walk on deep snow» (=snowshoeings) |
| — | SONGWRITING | S | [n. -S] · the work of writing songs |
| — | SOOTHSAYING | S | [n. -S] · © a true saying; truth |
| — | STEELMAKING | S | [n. -S] The manufacture of steel. |
| — | STOCKTAKING | S | [n. -S] · the examination, counting, and valuing of goods on hand in a shop or business |
| — | SUPERSTRING | S | [n. -S] · (physics) a type of one-dimensional entity postulated in certain theories of elementary particles that involve supersymmetry |
| — | SURROUNDING | S | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to extend completely around |
| — | TALEBEARING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of informing officiously; communication of sectrts~, scandal, etc~., maliciously |
| — | TELEVIEWING | S | [n. -S] · TELEVIEW, to observe by means of television (=televiewings) |
| — | TELEWORKING | S | [n. -S] · TELEWORK, to work at home using an electronic linkup with a central office / ----- { telecommuter § telecommuters teleworkings § teleworking } |
| — | TIMEKEEPING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of timekeeper «a person or thing that keeps or records time» |
| — | TIMESERVING | S | [n. -S] · © an obsequious compliance with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power, which implies a surrender of one's independence, and sometimes of one's integrity |
| — | TINSMITHING | S | [n. -S] · the craft of the tinsmith |
| — | TOBOGGANING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of toboggan «a light wooden frame on runners used for sliding over snow and ice» |
| — | TOPDRESSING | S | [n. -S] · an application of fertiliser to soil |
| — | TRACKLAYING | S | [n. -S] · (of a vehicle) having an endless jointed metal band around the wheels |
| — | TYPESETTING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or art of setting type |
| — | TYPEWRITING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or art of using a typewriter; also, a print made with a typewriter |
| — | UNDERTAKING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business |
| — | UNHAPPENING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of unhappen |
| — | WAINSCOTING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in panel / ----- { wainscot wainscoting wainscotting § wainscotings wainscots wainscottings § wainscot wainscoted wainscoting wainscots wainscotted wainscotting § wainscoted wainscotted } |
| — | WAITRESSING | S | [n. -S] · WAITRESS, to work as a female server in a restaurant (=waitressings) |
| — | WATCHMAKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of watchmaker «a person who makes or mends watches» |
| — | WATERSKIING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of water-ski «a type of ski used for planing or gliding over water» |
| — | WILDFOWLING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of wildfowl «any bird that is hunted by man, esp~ any duck or similar aquatic bird» |
| — | WINDJAMMING | S | [n. -S] · (sailing) the act of sailing a windjammer |
| — | WINDLOADING | S | ! [n. -S] · |
| — | WINDSURFING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of sailing standing up on a sailboard that is equipped with a mast, sail, and wishbone boom Also called: boardsailing, sailboarding |
| — | WIRETAPPING | S | [n. -S] · WIRETAP, to intercept messages by means of a concealed monitoring device (=wiretappings) |
| — | WITHHOLDING | S | [n. -S] · WITHHOLD, to hold back (=withholdings) |
| — | WOODCARVING | S | † [n. -S] Alternative spelling of wood carving. |
| — | WOODCUTTING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or employment of cutting wood or timber |
| — | WOODWORKING | S | [n. -S] · the process of working wood |
| — | ANTIALIASING | S | ! [n. -S] any technique that reduces the appearance of jagged edges in digital… |
| — | BACKSLAPPING | S | [n. -S] · BACKSLAP, to show much approval (=backslappings) |
| — | BACKSTABBING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of back-stabbing «actions or remarks that are treacherous and likely to cause harm to a person, esp~ a friend or colleague» |
| — | BALLHANDLING | S | [n. -S] · (basketball) skill in handling the ball |
| — | BENCHMARKING | S | [n. -S] · (business) comparison of practices within different companies, to decide what is most effficient~ |
| — | BLOCKBUSTING | S | [n. -S] · (US, informal) the act or practice of inducing the sale of property cheaply by exploiting the owners' fears of lower prices if racial minorities live in the area |
| — | BLOODLETTING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by opening a vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; -- esp~. applied to venesection |
| — | BLUESTOCKING | S | [n. -S] · © a literary lady; a female pedant |
| — | BOARDSAILING | S | [n. -S] · windsurfing |
| — | BOATBUILDING | S | [n. -S] · the industry or activity of making boats |
| — | BOBSLEIGHING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of bobsleigh «a racing sledge for two or more people, with a steering mechanism enabling the driver to direct it down a steeply banked ice-covered run» |
| — | BODYBUILDING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of performing regular exercises designed to make the muscles of the body conspicuous |
| — | BRAINWASHING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of brainwash «to effect a radical change in the ideas and beliefs of (a person), esp~ by methods based on isolation, sleeplessness, hunger, extreme discomfort, pain, and the alternation of kindness and cruelty» |
| — | BREADWINNING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of breadwinner «a person supporting a family with his or her earnings» |
| — | BULLFIGHTING | S | [n. -S] · © a barbarous sport, of great antiquity, in which men torment, and fight with, a bull or bulls in an arena, for public amusement, -- still popular in Spain~ / ----- { bullfight bullfighting § bullfightings bullfights } |
| — | CANYONEERING | S | ! [n. -S] Canyoning, a hybrid outdoor sport involving the traversal of river canyons. |
| — | CHEESEPARING | S | [n. -S] · © a thin portion of the rind of a cheese |
| — | CHILDBEARING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of producing or bringing forth children; parturition |
| — | COCKFIGHTING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or practice of pitting gamecocks to fight |
| — | CONCERTGOING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of attending concerts of music |
| — | CONDITIONING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © to make terms; to stipulate |
| — | CONFERENCING | S | [n. -S] Communication among multiple participants for serious discussion. |
| — | CONVEYANCING | S | [n. -S] · © the business of a conveyancer; the act or business of drawing deeds, leases, or other writings, for transferring the title to property from one person to another |
| — | CROSSBANDING | S | [n. -S] · a veneer border, as on furniture, with its grain at right angles to the grain of the adjacent wood |
| — | CROSSCUTTING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of crosscut «cut at right angles or obliquely to the major axis» |
| — | CROWDFUNDING | S | [n. -S] · the funding of a project by a large number of supporters who each contribute a small amount |
| — | FAULTFINDING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of fault-finding «continual and usually trivial criticism» |
| — | FIREFIGHTING | S | [n. -S] · the occupation of attempting to control and extinguish fires |
| — | FIREPROOFING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · capable of resisting damage by fire |
| — | FLOWCHARTING | S | [n. -S] The design and construction of flowcharts. |
| — | FREETHINKING | S | [n. -S] · © undue boldness of speculation; unbelief |
| — | GLASSBLOWING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of glass-blowing «the process of shaping a mass of molten or softened glass into a vessel, shape, etc~, by blowing air into it through a tube» |
| — | GREENWASHING | S | [n. -S] The practice by people. |
| — | HAIRDRESSING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of hairdresser «a person whose business is cutting, curling, colouring, and arranging hair, esp~ that of women» |
| — | HARDSTANDING | S | [n. -S] · a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc~. may stand |
| — | HEARTBURNING | S | [n. -S] · © same as Heartburn / ----- { heartburn heartburning § heartburnings heartburns } |
| — | HOUSEKEEPING | S | [n. -S] · © the state of occupying a dwelling house as a householder |
| — | HOUSEWARMING | S | [n. -S] · © a feast or merry-making made by or for a family or business firm on taking possession of a new house or premises |
| — | INTERWORKING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of working in together; interweaving / ----- { interweaving § interweave interweaved interweaves interweaving interwork interworked interworking interworks interwove interwoven } |
| — | KITEBOARDING | S | ! [n. -S] A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard… |
| — | LETTERBOXING | S | [n. -S] · a method of formatting film that enables all of a wide-screen film to be transmitted on a television screen, resulting in a blank strip of screen above and below the picture |
| — | LINEBREEDING | S | [n. -S] · a form of inbreeding usually undertaken by breeders to emphasize a desirable biological characteristic |
| — | LOCKSMITHING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of locksmith «a person who makes or repairs locks» |
| — | MANSPLAINING | S | [n. -S] The act of condescendingly explaining something. |
| — | MANSPREADING | S | [n. -S] The practice of men splaying their legs open wide when sitting on public… |
| — | METALWORKING | S | [n. -S] · the processing of metal to change its shape, size, etc~, as by rolling, forging, etc~, or by making metal articles |
| — | MICROBREWING | S | [n. -S] Small-scale commercial brewing, as carried out in a microbrewery. |
| — | MINESWEEPING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of minesweeper «a naval vessel equipped to detect and clear mines» |
| — | MISRECKONING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © to reckon wrongly; to miscalculate |
| — | MOTORBOATING | S | [n. -S] · travelling by motorboat |
| — | MULTITASKING | S | [n. -S] · (computing) the execution of various diverse tasks simultaneously |
| — | NEUROIMAGING | S | ! [n. -S] The generation of images showing activity in the nervous system. |
| — | NONHAPPENING | S | [n. -S] · an event that fails to occur |
| — | ORIENTEERING | S | [n. -S] · a sport in which contestants race on foot over a course consisting of checkpoints found with the aid of a map and a compass |
| — | PAPERHANGING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of paperhanger «a person who hangs wallpaper as an occupation» |
| — | PEACEKEEPING | S | [n. -S] · the maintenance of peace, esp~ the prevention of further fighting between hostile forces in an area |
| — | PETTIFOGGING | S | [n. -S] · © pettifoggery «© the practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles» |
| — | PHRASEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · the making up or coining of memorable phrases or slogans |
| — | ROADBUILDING | S | ! [n. -S] The construction of roads. |
| — | ROCKHOUNDING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of searching for and collecting rocks |
| — | SAFECRACKING | S | [n. -S] · the act of breaking into a safe |
| — | SAILBOARDING | S | [n. -S] · windsurfing |
| — | SANDPAINTING | S | [n. -S] · a type of painting done by American~ Indians~, esp~ in the healing ceremonies of the Navaho~, using fine coloured sand on a neutral ground |
| — | SCRAPBOOKING | S | [n. -S] The process of making a scrapbook. |
| — | SHAREHOLDING | S | [n. -S] · the ownership of shares in a company |
| — | SHEEPHERDING | S | [n. -S] · the act of herding or tending sheep |
| — | SHIPBUILDING | S | [n. -S] · © naval architecturel~ the art of constructing ships and other vessels |
| — | SLAVEHOLDING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of slaveholder «a person who owns slaves» |
| — | SMALLHOLDING | S | [n. -S] · a holding of agricultural land smaller than a small farm |
| — | SNOWBOARDING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of moving across snow on a snowboard |
| — | SNOWMOBILING | S | [n. -S] The use of a snowmobile for amusement. |
| — | SONNETEERING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of sonneteer |
| — | SPEEDBOATING | S | [n. -S] The recreational act of travelling in a speedboat. |
| — | SPORTFISHING | S | [n. -S] · (Australian~ & US) fishing as a sport or hobby, using a rod and line |
| — | STAKEHOLDING | S | ! [n. -S] The act of holding a stake (in a business or similar operation). |
| — | STOCKBROKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of stockbroker «a person who buys and sells securities on a commission basis for customers Often shortened to: broker» |
| — | STOCKHOLDING | S | † [n. -S] An ownership interest in one or more companies' stock. |
| — | STOCKJOBBING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or art of dealing in stocks; the business of a stockjobber |
| — | STONECUTTING | S | [n. -S] · © hewing or dressing stone |
| — | STORYTELLING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of storyteller «a person who tells stories» |
| — | TELESHOPPING | S | [n. -S] · TELESHOP, to shop by interactive telecommunications~ systems (=teleshoppings) |
| — | THANKSGIVING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of rending thanks, or expressing gratitude for favors or mercies |
| — | THEATERGOING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of theatregoing~ «the act of regularly attending the theatre» |
| — | TRAMPOLINING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of trampoline «a tough canvas sheet suspended by springs or elasticated cords from a frame, used by acrobats, gymnasts, etc~» |
| — | TRAPSHOOTING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of shooting at clay pigeons thrown up by a trap |
| — | TYPEFOUNDING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of typefounder «a person who casts metallic printer's type» |
| — | UNDERCOATING | S | [n. -S] · another word for undercoat (sense 1), undercoat |
| — | UNDERDRAWING | S | [n. -S] · the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface |
| — | UNDERPINNING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like |
| — | WAINSCOTTING | S | [n. -S] · wainscot / ----- { wainscot wainscoting wainscotting § wainscotings wainscots wainscottings § wainscot wainscoted wainscoting wainscots wainscotted wainscotting § wainscoted wainscotted } |
| — | WAKEBOARDING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of riding over water on a short surfboard and performing stunts while holding a rope towed by a speedboat |
| — | WALLCOVERING | S | † [n. -S] A covering for a wall, such as wallpaper |
| — | WARMONGERING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of warmonger «a person who fosters warlike ideas or advocates war» |
| — | WATERFOWLING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of shooting waterfowl |
| — | WHITEWASHING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of whitewash «a substance used for whitening walls and other surfaces, consisting of a suspension of lime or whiting in water, often with other substances, such as size, added» |
| — | ACUPUNCTURING | S | ! [n. -S] present participle and gerund of acupuncture |
| — | BLACKSMITHING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of blacksmith |
| — | BRAINSTORMING | S | [n. -S] · intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas |
| — | CABINETMAKING | S | [n. -S] · © the art or occupation of making the finer articles of household furniture |
| — | CROWDSOURCING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of crowdsource «to outsource work to an unspecified group of people, typically by making an appeal to the general public on the internet» |
| — | CYBERBULLYING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of cyberbully «someone who uses electronic communication to hurt, persecute or intimidate people» |
| — | DEPLATFORMING | S | †! [n. -S] The act by which someone is deplatformed. |
| — | FEARMONGERING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of fearmonger «a person who spreads fear» |
| — | FELLMONGERING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of fellmonger «a person who deals in animal skins or hides» |
| — | FICTIONEERING | S | [n. -S] The writing of fiction. |
| — | FINGERPICKING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of fingerpick |
| — | FORESHADOWING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © to shadow or typi~/y beforehand; to prefigure |
| — | HAIRSPLITTING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or practice of making trivial distinctions |
| — | HATEMONGERING | S | ! [n. -S] The behaviour of a hatemonger |
| — | HOUSEBREAKING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day or night |
| — | HOUSECLEANING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of house-cleaning «(US) the act of cleaning the inside of a person's house» |
| — | HYDROCRACKING | S | [n. -S] · the process of breaking down petroleum into simpler molecules |
| — | INTERLAYERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · a layer situated between other layers |
| — | LETTERSPACING | S | [n. -S] · (typography) the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space |
| — | MANUFACTURING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of manufacture «to process or make (a product) from a raw material, esp~ as a large-scale operation using machinery» |
| — | MERCHANDISING | S | [n. -S] · the selection and display of goods in a retail outlet / ----- { merchandise merchandize § merchandises merchandizes § merchandise merchandised merchandises merchandising merchandize merchandized merchandizes merchandizing } |
| — | MERCHANDIZING | S | [n. -S] · merchandising / ----- { merchandise merchandize § merchandises merchandizes § merchandise merchandised merchandises merchandising merchandize merchandized merchandizes merchandizing } |
| — | MICROBLOGGING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of microblog «a blog in which there is a limit on the length of individual postings» |
| — | MONEYGRUBBING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of money-grubbing «(informal) seeking greedily to obtain money at every opportunity» |
| — | MULTIBUILDING | S | [n. -S] Consisting of, or pertaining to, multiple buildings. |
| — | NARROWCASTING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of narrowcast «to supply (television programmes) to a small area by cable television» |
| — | OVERBREATHING | S | [n. -S] · hyperventilation~ |
| — | PLAYWRIGHTING | S | [n. -S] · the writing of plays / ----- { playwrighting playwriting § playwrightings playwritings } |
| — | PRIZEFIGHTING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of prizefight «a boxing match for a prize or purse, esp~ one of the fights popular in the 18th and 19th centuries» |
| P | RESTRUCTURING | S | [n. -S] · RESTRUCTURE, STRUCTURE (=restructurings) |
| — | SHARPSHOOTING | S | [n. -S] · © a shooting with great precision and effect; hence, a keen contest of wit or argument |
| — | SHEEPSHEARING | S | [n. -S] · the act or process of shearing sheep |
| — | SKATEBOARDING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of skateboard «a narrow board mounted on roller-skate wheels, usually ridden while standing up» |
| — | SPORTSWRITING | S | [n. -S] · the work of a sports writer |
| — | STAYSTITCHING | S | ! to sew a stabilizing stitch along a fabric edge to prevent stretching [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] |
| — | STEPPARENTING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of step-parent «a stepfather or stepmother» |
| — | STREETWALKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of streetwalker «a prostitute who solicits on the streets» |
| — | TELEMARKETING | S | [n. -S] · telesales / ----- { telemarketing telesales § telemarketings } |
| — | TOOTHBRUSHING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of using a toothbrush to clean one's teeth |
| — | TRAINSPOTTING | S | ! [n. -S] · Derivative of train-spotting «(British~) (of a train enthusiast) the activity of going to train stations and recording the numbers of trains» |
| — | TROUBLEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of troublemaker «a person who makes trouble, esp~ between people» |
| — | UNDERCLOTHING | S | [n. -S] · © same as Underclothes / ----- { underclothes underclothing § underclothings } |
| — | UNDERPAINTING | S | [n. -S] · the first layer in a painting, indicating the design and main areas of light and shade |
| — | UNDERSTAFFING | S | [n. -S] · the condition of being understaffed or of lacking a number of employees |
| — | UNDERSTANDING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of the verb; knowledge; discernment; comprehension; interpretation; explanation |
| — | WATERBOARDING | S | [n. -S] · a form of torture in which the victim is immobilized and has water poured on his or her face, producing a severe gag reflex, to simulate drowning |
| — | WATERPROOFING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or process of making waterproof / ----- { waterproof § waterproofs § waterproof waterproofed waterproofing waterproofs wetproof § waterproof waterproofed wetproof } |
| — | WOOLGATHERING | S | [n. -S] · © indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit or design |
| — | BACKSCATTERING | S | [n. -S] The scattering of waves. |
| — | BIOENGINEERING | S | [n. -S] · the design and manufacture of aids, such as artificial limbs, to rectify defective body functions |
| — | COUNTERSHADING | S | [n. -S] · (in the coloration of certain animals) a pattern, serving as camouflage, in which dark colours occur on parts of the body exposed to the light and pale colours on parts in the shade |
| — | ELECTROFISHING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity |
| — | ELECTROWINNING | S | [n. -S] · (metallurgy) a means of extracting metal from ore using electrolysis |
| — | FEATHERBEDDING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of limiting production, duplicating work, or overmanning, esp~ in accordance with a union contract, in order to prevent redundancies or create jobs |
| — | FINGERPRINTING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of fingerprint «an impression of the pattern of ridges on the palmar surface of the end joint of each finger and thumb» |
| — | GROUNDBREAKING | S | [a.] · Derivative of ground-breaking «innovative» |
| — | IMMUNOBLOTTING | S | [n. -S] · (biology) the act or process of making immunoblots |
| — | MOUNTAINEERING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of mountaineer «a person who climbs mountains» |
| — | PHOTOENGRAVING | S | [n. -S] · a photomechanical process for producing letterpress printing plates |
| — | PHOTOFINISHING | S | [n. -S] · (photography) the act of printing and developing of photographs for commercial purposes |
| — | RUMORMONGERING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of rumor-mongering «the US spelling of rumour-mongering» / ----- { rumormonger rumourmonger § rumormongers rumourmongers § rumormonger rumormongering rumormongers rumourmonger rumourmongers } |
| — | SCAREMONGERING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of scaremonger «a person who delights in spreading rumours of disaster» |
| — | SILVERSMITHING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of silversmith «a craftsman who makes or repairs articles of silver» |
| — | STEEPLECHASING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of riding steeple chases |
| — | STRIKEBREAKING | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of strikebreaker «a person who tries to make a strike ineffectual by working or by taking the place of those on strike» |
| — | TELEPROCESSING | S | [n. -S] · the use of remote computer terminals connected to a central computer to process data |
| — | WAPPENSCHAWING | S | [n. -S] · a periodical muster or review of the men under arms in a particular lordship or district |
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