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 |
| E | KING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to reign as king |
| 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 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 |
| — | ZING | SY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to move with a high-pitched~ humming sound |
| CGPRW | AGING | S | [n. -S] · the process of growing old / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { blueing bluing § blueings bluings § blueing bluing } |
| A | BODING | S | [n. -S] · an omen / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 (=cokings) |
| — | COMING | S | [n. -S] · arrival |
| S | COPING | S | [n. -S] · the top part of a wall |
| — | COVING | S | [n. -S] · a concave molding |
| — | DARING | S | [n. -S] · bravery |
| — | DATING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that dates (=datings) / [x] { 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 | † [n. -S] · doctor |
| — | DUPING | S | [n. -S] · the act of duplicating something (=dupings) |
| — | DYEING | S | [n. -S] · something colored with a dye / [x] { 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~ / [x] { 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 | < FIX, [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 | < INK, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to mark with ink |
| 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 |
| — | MOWING | S | [n. -S] · the act of cutting down standing herbage / [x] { maw mawn mow § maws mows § mawing mow mowed mowing mown mows § mawed } |
| A | MUSING | S | [n. -S] · contemplation |
| — | NOSING | S | [n. -S] · a projecting edge |
| BCD | OFFING | S | [n. -S] · the near future / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { pavement paving § pavements pavings § paving § paving } |
| — | PIEING | S | [n. -S] · the act of throwing a pie at a public figure (=pieings) / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { save § saves § save saved saves saving § savable saveable saved } |
| — | SAYING | S | [n. -S] · a maxim / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 |
| S | TAKING | S | [n. -S] · a seizure / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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 |
| — | 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 / [x] { batt batting § battings batts § batting } |
| — | BEADING | S | [n. -S] · beaded material / [x] { beading beadwork § beadings beadworks § beading } |
| — | BEALING | S | [n. -S] · a beal / [x] { beal § bealings beals § beal bealing beals } |
| — | BEARING | S | [n. -S] · demeanor / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 (=bingings) |
| — | BIRDING | S | [n. -S] · bird-watching~ / [x] { bird birdseye § birds birdseyes § bird birded birding birds § bird birdseye } |
| — | BIRLING | S | [n. -S] · a lumberjack's game / [x] { 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» / [x] { blueing bluing § blueings bluings § blueing bluing } |
| — | BOATING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of traveling by boat |
| — | BOMBING | S | [n. -S] · an attack with bombs / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { codlin codling § codlings codlins § codling } |
| — | COMBING | S | < COMB, [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to arrange or clean with a comb |
| — | 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { cymbling cymlin cymling simlin § cymblings cymlings cymlins simlins } |
| — | DABBING | S | < DAB, [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 / [x] { 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 (=dawnings) / [x] { 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 / [x] { dialing dialling § dialings diallings § dialing dialling } |
| — | DIGGING | S | < DIG, [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 | † [v. -S] · to publish personal information of (a person) without their consent |
| — | DRAWING | S | [n. -S] · a portrayal in lines of a form or figure |
| — | DRIVING | S | [n. -S] · management of a motor vehicle / [x] { 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» / [x] { 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» / [x] { eanling yeanling § eanlings yeanlings } |
| LY | EARNING | S | < EARN, [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 / [x] { 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 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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» / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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 / [x] { harpin harping § harpings harpins § harping } |
| S | HAULING | S | [n. -S] · the action of transporting logs (=haulings) |
| — | HAWKING | S | [n. -S] · falconry |
| — | 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 (=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 |
| — | KEGLING | S | [n. -S] · bowling |
| — | 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) / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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 |
| — | LODGING | S | [n. -S] · a temporary place to live / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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» / [x] { 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 (=mallings) / [x] { mall maul § malls mauls § mall malled malling malls maul mauled mauling mauls } |
| — | MALTING | S | [n. -S] · the process of preparing grain for brewing (=maltings) / [x] { 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» / [x] { 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 / [x] { matt matte § mattes matts § matt matte matted mattes matting matts § matt matte matted } |
| — | MAULING | S | [n. -S] · the act of injuring by beating (=maulings) / [x] { 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 (=mergings) |
| — | MESHING | S | [n. -S] · the act of fitting together (=meshings) |
| — | MILLING | S | [n. -S] · a corrugated edge on a coin / [x] { mille § mill milles mills § mill milled milling mills § millable milled } |
| — | MOLDING | S | [n. -S] · a long, narrow strip used to decorate a surface / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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» / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { noon noonday noontide noontime § noondays noons noontides noontimes § noon nooning noons § noons } |
| — | NOTHING | S | [n. -S] · the absence of all quantity or magnitude / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 |
| — | 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { pass passee § passes § pass passe passed passes passing § passe passed } |
| — | PASTING | S | [n. -S] · a beating (=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) / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 |
| — | 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 / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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» / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { seise seised seises seising seize seized seizes seizing § seisable seizable } |
| — | SEIZING | S | [n. -S] · the act of one that seizes / [x] { 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 / [x] { shade § shades § shade shaded shades shading § shaded shadier shadiest shady } |
| — | SHAMING | S | < SHAME, [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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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 |
| — | SPILING | S | [n. -S] · a piling / [x] { 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 |
| — | 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 (=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 |
| 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) / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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 / [x] { veil veiling § veilings veils § veil veiled veiling veils § veiled } |
| — | VEINING | S | [n. -S] · a network of veins / [x] { 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) / [x] { voguing § vogueings voguings § vogueing } |
| — | VOICING | S | [n. -S] · the tonal quality of an instrument in an ensemble (=voicings) / [x] { voice vox § voces voices § voice voiced voices voicing § voiced } |
| — | WADDING | S | [n. -S] · a wad / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { wilding wildling § wildings wildlings § wilding § wilding } |
| — | WINDING | S | [n. -S] · material wound about an object / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { write § writes § writ write writes writing written wrote § writable writeable written } |
| — | YAWPING | S | [n. -S] · a loud, harsh cry / [x] { yaup yawp § yaups yawps § yaup yauped yauping yaups yawp yawped yawping yawps § yaup } |
| — | YEALING | S | [n. -S] · a person of the same age / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 (=blockings) / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 |
| — | 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 / [x] { bumble bungle § bumbles bungles § bumble bumbled bumbles bumbling bungle bungled bungles bungling § bungled } |
| — | BUNDLING | S | [n. -S] · a former courtship custom / [x] { bindle bundle § bindles bundles § bundle bundled bundles bundling § bundled } |
| — | BUNGLING | S | [n. -S] · an instance of clumsiness / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { chitlin chitling chitlins chitterlings § chitlings } |
| — | CHORDING | S | [n. -S] · the act of playing a chord (=chordings) |
| — | CHROMING | S | [n. -S] · a chromium ore / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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) / [x] { clag clog § clogs § clag clagged clagging clags clog clogged clogging clogs § clogged } |
| — | CLOTHING | S | [n. -S] · wearing apparel / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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» / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 (=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 (=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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 (=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 |
| — | 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 / [x] { gloam gloaming glooming § gloamings gloams gloomings § gloam gloaming gloams glooming } |
| — | GLOOMING | S | [n. -S] · gloaming «twilight» / [x] { 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 / [x] { grueling gruelling § gruelings gruellings § grueling gruelling § grueling gruelling } |
| — | HAGGLING | S | [n. -S] · a bargaining about a price (=hagglings) / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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» / [x] { jugglery juggling § juggleries jugglings § juggling } |
| — | KAYAKING | S | [n. -S] · the act or skill of managing a kayak / [x] { 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 / [x] { laughing laughter § laughings laughters § laughing } |
| — | LAYERING | S | [n. -S] · layerage «a method of plant propagation» / [x] { layerage layering § layerages layerings § layering } |
| — | LEARNING | S | [n. -S] · acquired knowledge / [x] { lear learning § learnings lears § lear learning lears } |
| ABFPS | LIGHTING | S | [n. -S] · illumination / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { lording lordling § lordings lordlings § lording } |
| — | LUSTRING | S | [n. -S] · a glossy silk fabric / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 in a garment (=pleatings) / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 used to form an external corner of a building (=quoinings) / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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» / [x] { ratlin ratline rattling § ratlines ratlins rattlings § rattling § rattling } |
| GT | RAVELING | S | [n. -S] · a loose thread / [x] { raveling ravelling § ravelings ravellings § raveling ravelling } |
| C | RAVENING | S | [n. -S] · rapacity «the quality of being ravenous» / [x] { 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 | < REZONE, [v. -ZONED, -ZONING, -ZONES] · to zone again + |
| — | RIDGLING | S | [n. -S] · a male animal with undescended testicles / [x] { 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 |
| — | SHAFTING | S | [n. -S] · a system of rods for transmitting motion or power |
| — | SHEALING | S | [n. -S] · a shepherd's hut / [x] { 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» / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 (=smudgings) / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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) / [x] { swarming § swarmings § swarming § aswarm } |
| — | SWEARING | S | [n. -S] · the act of uttering a solemn oath (=swearings) / [x] { 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 |
| — | 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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» / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { wilding wildling § wildings wildlings § wilding § wilding } |
| DS | WINDLING | S | [n. -S] · a bundle of straw / [x] { 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 / [x] { bewitching witch § witches § bewitch bewitched bewitches bewitching witch witched witches witching § bewitched bewitching } |
| — | WRAPPING | S | [n. -S] · the material in which something is wrapped / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 (=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) / [x] { 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 | < BALLOT, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to vote |
| — | 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] · start or origin |
| — | 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 (=bickerings) |
| — | BLAZONING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of blazon |
| — | 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; -- called also bramble finch and bramble (=bramblings) |
| — | BRANDLING | S | [n. -S] · small reddish earthworm used as bait |
| — | 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 / [x] { breech breeks britches § breeches § breech breeched breeches breeching § breech breeched § breech } |
| — | BROKERING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of broker |
| — | 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) / [x] { 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 | < CLEANSE, [v. CLEANSED, CLEANSING°, CLEANSES] · to clean / [x] { 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 |
| — | COHOUSING | S | [n. -S] · a type of housing with some shared facilities |
| — | COLOURING | S | [n. -S] · COLOUR, to color (=colourings) / [x] { 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 (=conjurings) |
| — | CONNIVING | S | < CONNIVE, [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) / [x] { cornice cornicing § cornices cornicings § cornice corniced cornices cornicing § corniced } |
| — | COSTUMING | S | < COSTUME, [v. -TUMED, -TUMING, -TUMES] · to supply with a costume |
| — | COTTAGING | S | < COTTAGE, [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 | < COWBOY, [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 | < CRUMBLE, [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 | [v.] · derivative of deaden «to make or become less sensitive, intense, lively, etc~; damp or be damped down; dull» |
| — | DEAFENING | S | [v.] · © 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) / [x] { bedeafen bedeafened bedeafening bedeafens deafen deafened deafening deafens deave deaved deaves deaving } |
| — | DEBUGGING | S | < DEBUG, [v. -BUGGED, -BUGGING, -BUGS] · to remove bugs from |
| — | DESERVING | S | [v.] · © desert; merit |
| — | DESIGNING | S | [v.] · © the act of making designs or sketches; the act of forming designs or plans (=designings) |
| — | DETAILING | S | [v.] · a thorough description or explanation |
| — | DIESELING | S | [v.] · the act of dieseling «to continue running after the ignition is turned off» / [x] { dieselings diesellings § dieseling dieselling } |
| — | DISSAVING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of dissaving «to use savings for current expenses» (=dissavings) |
| — | DITHERING | S | < DITHER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to act nervously or indecisively |
| — | DOCTORING | S | [n. -S] · the practive~ of treating medically (=doctorings) / [x] { doc doctor § docs doctors § doctor doctored doctoring doctors § doctored doctorly § doctorly } |
| — | DOWELLING | S | < DOWEL, [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 | < DUPLEX, [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) / [x] { embalm embalmed embalming embalms imbalm imbalmed imbalming imbalms } |
| — | EMBEDDING | S | [v.] · the practice of assigning a journalist or being assigned to accompany an active military unit / [x] { embed imbed imbedding § embeds § embed embedded embedding embeds imbed imbedded imbedding imbeds § embedded } |
| — | EMBOSSING | S | < EMBOSS, [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to decorate with raised designs |
| — | ENGRAVING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cut or carve a design into a hard surface |
| — | 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 / [x] { faggot fagot § faggots fagots § faggot faggoted faggoting faggots fagot fagoted fagoting fagots } |
| — | FARROWING | S | < FARROW, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to give birth to a litter of pigs |
| — | FASTENING | S | [v.] · © 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 | [v.] · derivative of ferret |
| — | FILMGOING | S | [n. -S] the activity of attending a film screening |
| — | FINANCING | S | [v.] · the provision of funds for an operation, project, etc~. |
| — | FINGERING | S | [v.] · © 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 | † [n. -S] the installation, design, or arrangement of fixtures |
| — | FLAVORING | S | [v.] · derivative of flavouring / [x] { 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 | [v.] · derivative of fletch |
| — | FLOUNCING | S | [v.] · material, such as lace or embroidered fabric, used for making flounces / [x] { flouncing § flouncings § flouncing § flouncier flounciest flouncy } |
| — | FOLLOWING | S | [v.] · © 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 | [v.] · © the act of collecting or bringing together |
| — | GIBBERING | S | < GIBBER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to jabber / [x] { gibber gibbering jabber jabbering § gibberings gibbers jabbers § gibber gibbered gibbering gibbers jabber jabbered jabbering jabbers yabber yabbered yabbering yabbers § gibbering } |
| — | GOFFERING | S | [v.] · present participle and gerund of goffer / [x] { gauffering goffer § goffers § gauffer gauffered gauffering gauffers goffer goffered goffering goffers } |
| — | GRAPPLING | S | [v.] · © a laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel / [x] { 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 | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to establish a firm foundation or basis for something |
| — | GRUELLING | S | [v.] · severe or tiring / [x] { grueling gruelling § gruelings gruellings § grueling gruelling § grueling gruelling } |
| — | GRUMBLING | S | < GRUMBLE, [v. -BLED, -BLING, -BLES] · to mutter in discontent |
| — | GUTTERING | S | [v.] · 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 | [v.] · present participle and gerund of hanker |
| — | HAPPENING | S | [v.] · an occurrence; event |
| — | HARASSING | S | < HARASS, [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to bother persistently |
| — | HARDENING | S | [v.] · © 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 | < HOSTEL, [v. -TELED or -TELLED, -TELING or -TELLING, -TELS] · to stay at inns overnight while traveling / [x] { hostel hosteling hostelling § hostels § hostel hosteled hosteling hostelled hostelling hostels } |
| — | IMAGINING | S | [n. -S] something imagined / [x] { image imagine § images imagines § image imaged images imagine imagined imagines imaging imagining § imagined } |
| — | INCLINING | S | [v.] · © inclination; disposition |
| — | INFILLING | S | < INFILL, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to fill in (=infilled infilling infills) |
| — | INFLOWING | S | [n. -S] · flowing into a place |
| P | INFOLDING | S | < INFOLD, [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] a flowing or pouring inward; an influx or flood / [v. -ED, -ING, -S] to flow inward |
| — | INRUSHING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of inrush «a sudden usually overwhelming inward flow or rush; influx» |
| — | JAWBONING | S | [v.] · (politics, US, informal) the act or an instance of jawboning |
| — | JOYRIDING | S | [v.] · derivative of joyride |
| — | JUNKETING | S | [n. -S] · JUNKET, to banquet (=junketings) |
| — | KVETCHING | S | < KVETCH, [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to complain |
| — | LATTICING | S | [v.] · © 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 | [v.] · the act of practising law |
| — | LEAVENING | S | [v.] · © the act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven |
| — | LETTERING | S | [v.] · © the act or business of making, or marking with, letters, as by cutting or painting |
| — | LIGHTNING | S | [n. -S] · a flash of light from electrical discharge between clouds or between cloud and earth |
| G | LISTENING | S | [n. -S] · the act of listening (=listenings) |
| S | LUMBERING | S | [n. -S] the business of felling trees and preparing lumber for market / [v. -ED, -ING, -S] to move in a slow, heavy, clumsy manner |
| — | MACHINING | S | < MACHINE, [v. -CHINED, -CHINING, -CHINES] · to process by machine |
| — | MAPMAKING | S | [n. -S] · the act or process of making geographical maps |
| — | MARKETING | S | [v.] · © the act of selling or of purchasing in, or as in, a market |
| — | MENTORING | S | < MENTOR, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to serve as a friend and teacher to |
| — | MESSAGING | S | [n. -S] · MESSAGE, to send as a message (=messagings) |
| — | MIRRORING | S | [n. -S] · MIRROR, to reflect an image of (=mirrorings) |
| — | MISGIVING | S | [v. -GAVE, -GIVEN, -GIVING, -GIVES] to make doubtful or fearful / [n. -S] a doubt |
| — | MISMATING | S | < MISMATE, [v. -MATED, -MATING, -MATES] · to mate unsuitably |
| — | MISTIMING | S | < MISTIME, [v. -TIMED, -TIMING, -TIMES] · to time wrongly |
| — | MODELLING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of model / [x] { model § models § model modeled modeling modelled modelling models § model modeled modelled } |
| S | MOTHERING | S | [v.] · © 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) / [x] { 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 «to mum (=mummered mummering)» |
| — | MURMURING | S | [n. -S] · MURMUR, to speak unclearly (=murmurings) |
| — | MUTTERING | S | < MUTTER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to speak unclearly |
| — | NAYSAYING | S | [v.] · present participle and gerund of naysay |
| — | NEUTERING | S | < NEUTER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to castrate |
| — | NIDDERING | S | [n. -S] · a coward / [x] { niddering nidering § nidderings niderings § niddering nidering } |
| — | NONLIVING | S | [n. -S] alternative form of non-living~. |
| — | NONRULING | S | [a.] not holding ruling power or authority |
| — | NUMBERING | S | < NUMBER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to count |
| — | OFFSPRING | S | [n. -S] · © the act of production; generation |
| — | OUTGIVING | S | [v.] · the act of giving (something) |
| — | OUTRIDING | S | < OUTRIDE, [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 | [v.] · © gathering, or dredging for, oysters |
| — | PACKAGING | S | [v.] · present participle and gerund of package |
| — | PAMPERING | S | < PAMPER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to treat with extreme or excessive indulgence |
| — | PANDERING | S | < PANDER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to provide gratification for others' desires |
| — | PANELLING | S | [v.] · panels collectively, as on a wall or ceiling / [x] { paneling panelling § panelings panellings § paneling panelling } |
| — | PARENTING | S | [v.] · the care and upbringing of a child |
| — | PARGETING | S | [n. -S] ornamental plasterwork on exterior walls of buildings; the work of a pargeter / [v. -ED, -ING, -S] to apply ornamental plasterwork to |
| — | PENCILING | S | [v.] · © the work of the pencil or bruch~; as, delicate penciling in a picture / [x] { pencil penciling pencilling § pencilings pencillings pencils § pencil penciled penciling pencilled pencilling pencils § penciled pencilled } |
| — | PETNAPING | S | [n. -S] · present participle of PETNAP [v.] |
| — | PHREAKING | S | [v.] · 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 | < POISON, [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 | [v.] · © 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 | < PROMPT, [a. PROMPTER°, PROMPTEST] · quick to act or respond / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to induce to action |
| — | QUARRYING | S | [v.] · the extracting of stone from a quarry |
| GT | RAVELLING | S | [n. -S] · raveling «a loose thread» / [x] { raveling ravelling § ravelings ravellings § raveling ravelling } |
| — | REASONING | S | [v.] · © the act or process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner of presenting one's reasons |
| — | RECKONING | S | [v.] · © 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 | < RECYCLE, [v. -CLED, -CLING, -CLES] · to process in order to extract useful materials |
| — | REDLINING | S | [v.] · the process of or an instance of redlining |
| — | REFEEDING | S | < REFEED, [v. REFED, -FEEDING, -FEEDS] · to feed again + |
| — | REFITTING | S | < REFIT, [v. -FITTED, -FITTING, -FITS] · to prepare and equip for additional use |
| P | REFUNDING | S | < REFUND, [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 | [v.] · © joy; gladness; delight |
| — | REMAILING | S | < REMAIL, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to mail again + |
| — | RENDERING | S | [v.] · © 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 |
| P | RESHOWING | S | < RESHOW, [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 | < REWORK, [v. -WORKED or -WROUGHT, -WORKING, -WORKS] · to work again + |
| — | RIDGELING | S | [n. -S] · © a half-castrated~ male animal / [x] { ridgel ridgeling ridgil ridgling § ridgelings ridgels ridgils ridglings } |
| — | RUSSETING | S | [v.] · © cloth or clothing of a russet color / [x] { 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 | [v.] · © 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 | [v.] · mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door") / [x] { screen § screens § bescreen bescreened bescreening bescreens screen screened screening screens } |
| — | SCRIMPING | S | [n. -S] · SCRIMP, to be very or overly thrifty (=scrimpings) / [x] { 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 | < SCULPT, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to form an image or representation of from solid material / [x] { 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 (=scuttlings) / [x] { 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 | [v.] · © 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 | [v.] · © that which sheathes / [x] { sheath § sheaths § ensheath ensheathe ensheathed ensheathes ensheathing ensheaths insheath insheathe insheathed insheathes insheathing insheaths sheath sheathe sheathed sheathes sheathing sheaths § ensheathed } |
| — | SILVERING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to coat or plate with silver / [x] { siller silver § sillers silvers § silver silvered silvering silvers § silver silvered } |
| — | SKIDOOING | S | < SKIDOO, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to skiddoo «to go away» / [x] { 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 / [x] { skijoring skioring § skijorings skiorings § skijoring } |
| — | SKYDIVING | S | [v.] · 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 | [v.] · © the act or process of one who, or that which, springs |
| — | SPRINTING | S | [n. -S] · SPRINT, to run at top speed (=sprintings) |
| — | STIPPLING | S | [v.] · © 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 | [v.] · (prenominal) tall and sturdy |
| — | STREAKING | S | [v.] · an act or instance of running naked through a public place |
| — | STREAMING | S | [v.] · © the act or operation of that which streams; the act of that which sends forth, or which runs in, streams |
| A | STRINGING | S | [v.] · derivative of string |
| — | 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 | [v.] · © 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 | [v.] · derivative of surface |
| — | SURVEYING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to examine or measure the extent, condition, or value of land or property |
| — | SWEPTWING | S | [n. -S] · (of an aircraft, winged missile, etc~) having wings swept (usually) backwards |
| — | TAILORING | S | [v.] · the way something is tailored; the cut or fit of something |
| — | TAMPERING | S | < TAMPER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to interfere in a harmful manner |
| — | TAXPAYING | S | [n. -S] the payment of taxes |
| — | TERRACING | S | < TERRACE, [v. -RACED, -RACING, -RACES] · to provide with a terrace |
| — | TEXTURING | S | [n. -S] · TEXTURE, to make by weaving (=texturings) |
| — | THATCHING | S | [v.] · © the act or art of covering buildings with thatch; so as to keep out rain, snow, etc~. (=thatchings) / [x] { thack thatch § thacks thatches § thack thacked thacking thacks thatch thatched thatches thatching § thatched § thack } |
| — | THRASHING | S | [v.] · present participle and gerund of thrash / [x] { 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) / [x] { thrash § thrashes § thrash thrashed thrashes thrashing thresh threshed threshes threshing } |
| — | THRUMMING | S | < THRUM, [v. THRUMMED, THRUMMING°, THRUMS] · to play a stringed instrument idly or monotonously |
| — | THRUSTING | S | [n. -S] · THRUST, to push forcibly (=thrustings) |
| — | TILLERING | S | < TILLER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to put forth stems from a root |
| — | TIMBERING | S | [v.] · © the act of furnishing with timber; also, timbers, collectively; timberwork; timber |
| — | TINKERING | S | < TINKER, [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 | [v.] · an absorbent fabric, esp~ with a nap, used for making towels, bathrobes, etc~ / [x] { toweling towelling § towelings towellings § toweling towelling } |
| — | TROUNCING | S | < TROUNCE, [v. TROUNCED, TROUNCING°, TROUNCES] · to beat severely |
| — | TRUFFLING | S | [n. -S] · the activity of hunting for truffles |
| — | TUNNELING | S | [v.] · the act of burrowing a tunnel |
| — | TWINKLING | S | [v.] · © the act of one who, or of that which, twinkles; a quick movement of the eye; a wink; a twinkle / [x] { twinkling § twinklings § twinkling § twinklier twinkliest twinkling twinkly } |
| — | UNBANNING | S | < UNBAN, [v. -BANNED, -BANNING, -BANS] · to remove a prohibition against |
| — | UNBENDING | S | [v.] · 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 | [v.] · an upward movement from a lower source |
| — | VAPOURING | S | < VAPOUR, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to vapor / [x] { vapor vapour vapouring § vapors vapourings vapours § vapor vapored vaporing vapors vapour vapoured vapouring vapours § vapored vapoured } |
| — | VENEERING | S | [v.] · © 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 (=visionings) |
| — | WALLOPING | S | [v.] · whopping, large in size |
| — | WANDERING | S | [v.] · derivative of wander |
| — | WARGAMING | S | [n. -S] the practice of engaging in simulated military conflicts for training or entertainment / [v. -GAMED, -GAMING, -GAMES] to conduct a wargame |
| — | WAYFARING | S | [n. -S] travelling, especially on foot |
| — | WEIGHTING | S | [n. -S] · WEIGHT, to add weight to (=weightings) / [x] { wecht weight § wechts weights § wecht wechts weight weighted weighting weights § weighted } |
| — | WHINGDING | S | [n. -S] alternative form of wingding «a lively party» |
| — | WHISTLING | S | [v.] · (veterinary science) a breathing defect of horses characterized by a high-pitched~ sound with each intake of air Compare roaring |
| — | WHITENING | S | [v.] · © 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 | [v.] · derivative of whittle |
| — | WINDOWING | S | [n. -S] · WINDOW, to provide with a window (=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 | < WRANGLE, [v. -GLED, -GLING, -GLES] · to argue noisily |
| — | WRESTLING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to engage in a contest of strength by grappling with an opponent / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 | < BARTEND, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to tend a barroom |
| — | BEDWETTING | S | [n. -S] a type of urinary incontinence involving involuntary urination while in bed during sleep |
| — | BEEKEEPING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of beekeeper |
| — | 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 |
| — | BLANKETING | S | [n. -S] · BLANKET, to cover uniformly (=blanketings) |
| — | BLATHERING | S | [n. -S] · BLATHER, to talk foolishly (=blatherings) / [x] { 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 (=blossomings) |
| — | BOLLOCKING | S | [n. -S] · (slang) a severe telling-off~; dressing-down~ |
| — | BOOKMAKING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of bookmaker |
| — | BOULDERING | S | < BOULDER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to climb up large rocks (=bouldering) / [x] { 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 |
| — | CAREGIVING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of providing care for a vulnerable neighbour or relative |
| — | CARETAKING | S | [n. -S] the work or duties of a caretaker / [v. -ED, -ING, -S] present participle of CARETAKE; looking after or managing a building, property, or person |
| — | CARJACKING | S | [v.] · the act of attacking a driver in a car in order to rob the driver or to steal the car |
| — | CARPOOLING | S | < CARPOOL, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to take turns driving a group of commuters |
| — | CARTOONING | S | [v.] · 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 | [v.] · derivative of counselling / [x] { counseling counselling § counselings counsellings § counseling counselling } |
| — | CUSHIONING | S | < CUSHION, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to pad with soft material |
| — | DEALMAKING | S | [n. -S] the making of commercial, financial or political deals |
| — | DEBRIEFING | S | < DEBRIEF, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to question after a mission |
| — | DECOUPLING | S | < DECOUPLE, [v. -PLED, -PLING, -PLES] · to disconnect |
| — | DEFROSTING | S | < DEFROST, [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» / [x] { dieselings diesellings § dieseling dieselling } |
| — | DOGNAPPING | S | < DOGNAP, [v. -NAPED or -NAPPED, -NAPING or -NAPPING, -NAPS] · to steal a dog |
| — | DOOMSAYING | S | [n. -S] · the act of prophesying doom |
| — | DOWNSIZING | S | < DOWNSIZE, [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 | < DRYWALL, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cover a wall with plasterboard (=drywalled drywalling) |
| — | FEATHERING | S | [v.] · © same as Foliation |
| — | FILMMAKING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of film-making~ |
| — | FINGERLING | S | [n. -S] · © a young salmon |
| — | FLAVOURING | S | [n. -S] · FLAVOUR, to flavor (=flavourings) / [x] { flavor flavour § flavors flavours § flavor flavored flavoring flavors flavour flavoured flavouring flavours § flavored flavoured } |
| — | FLUTTERING | S | < FLUTTER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to wave rapidly and irregularly / [x] { flitter flittering flutter fluttering § flitters flutterings flutters § flitter flittered flittering flitters flutter fluttered fluttering flutters § fluttered } |
| — | FOREBODING | S | [v.] · © presage of coming ill; expectation of misfortune / [x] { 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 | [v.] · derivative of fox-hunting~ «a sport in which hunters follow a pack of hounds in pursuit of a fox» |
| — | FURNISHING | S | [v.] · derivative of furnish |
| — | GADROONING | S | [n. -S] ornamental work consisting of rounded convex ridges; decoration with gadroons / [v. -ED, -ING, -S] present participle of GADROON; decorating with gadroons or similar molded ornament |
| — | GAINGIVING | S | [n. -S] · © a misgiving «© evil premonition; doubt; distrust» |
| — | GENLOCKING | S | < GENLOCK, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to use a device for synchronizing different video signals |
| — | GLIMMERING | S | [v.] · © faint, unsteady light; a glimmer / [x] { 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 | [n. -S] the practice of fishing with a handline, a line held directly in the hand without a rod |
| — | 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 |
| — | HOPSACKING | S | [n. -S] · hopsack «a coarse fabric» / [x] { hopsack hopsacking § hopsackings hopsacks } |
| — | HOSTELLING | S | < HOSTEL, [v. -TELED or -TELLED, -TELING or -TELLING, -TELS] · to stay at inns overnight while traveling / [x] { hostel hosteling hostelling § hostels § hostel hosteled hosteling hostelled hostelling hostels } |
| — | ICEBOATING | S | [v.] · the sport of using an iceboat |
| — | IMPRINTING | S | [v.] · 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 | [v.] · derivative of inbreed «to breed from unions between closely related individuals, esp~ over several generations» |
| — | INFIGHTING | S | [v.] · (boxing) combat at close quarters in which proper blows are inhibited and the fighters try to wear down each other's strength |
| — | JAYWALKING | S | < JAYWALK, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cross a street recklessly |
| — | KICKBOXING | S | [n. -S] a martial art and combat sport combining boxing punches with kicking techniques / [v. -ED, -ING, -S] to engage in kickboxing |
| — | KIDNAPPING | S | < KIDNAP, [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 (=leatherings) |
| — | LIFESAVING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of life-saving~ |
| — | 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…» |
| — | LOBSTERING | S | [v.] · 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 | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to engage in mutual political favor-trading~ |
| — | 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.] the principal spring of a clockwork mechanism |
| — | MEANDERING | S | < MEANDER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to wander |
| — | MEMORIZING | S | < MEMORIZE, [v. -RIZED, -RIZING, -RIZES] · to commit to memory / [x] { memorizing § memorizings § memorise memorised memorises memorising memorize memorized memorizes memorizing } |
| — | MIDMORNING | S | [n. -S] the middle of the morning |
| — | MISREADING | S | < MISREAD, [v. -READ°, -READING, -READS] · to read incorrectly |
| — | MOBLOGGING | S | [n. -S] present participle and gerund of moblog |
| — | MONITORING | S | < MONITOR, [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 | < NETSURF, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to browse the Internet for information |
| — | NETWORKING | S | [v.] · (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 | [n. -S] · making news |
| — | NITPICKING | S | < NITPICK, [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 copious or passionate outflow or expression / [v. -ED, -ING, -S] to pour out copiously; to express in an outpouring |
| — | OVEREATING | S | < OVEREAT, [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 | < PARTNER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to associate with in some activity of common interest |
| — | PATTERNING | S | [v.] · markings or decorative patterns |
| — | PENCILLING | S | [v.] · see pencil / [x] { 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 | < PIPELINE, [v. -LINED, -LINING, -LINES] · to convey by a line of pipe |
| — | PLASTERING | S | [v.] · © same as Plaster, n / [x] { plaister plaster § plaisters plasters § plaister plaistered plaistering plaisters plaster plastered plastering plasters § plastered } |
| — | PLAYACTING | S | [v.] · 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 | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to move forward or continue an action |
| — | PROGRAMING | S | [v.] · alternative spelling of programming / [x] { program programme § programmes programs § program programed programing programme programmed programmes programming programs § programed programmed } |
| — | PUBLISHING | S | [v.] · derivative of publish |
| — | QUARTERING | S | [n. -S] · © a station |
| — | RAINMAKING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of rainmaker |
| — | REBIRTHING | S | [n. -S] rebirth |
| — | REBOUNDING | S | < REBOUND, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to spring back |
| — | REBRANDING | S | [n. -S] · REBRAND, to change the corporate image of a company |
| — | REFEREEING | S | < REFEREE, [v. -EED, -EEING, -EES] · to supervise the play in certain sports |
| — | REKINDLING | S | [n. -S] · REKINDLE, KINDLE, to cause to burn (=rekindlings) |
| — | REMOUNTING | S | < REMOUNT, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to mount again + |
| — | RESOURCING | S | < RESOURCE, [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 | < RETRAIN, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to train again + |
| — | ROISTERING | S | < ROISTER, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to revel / [x] { roister roistering royster roystering § roisterings roisters roysters § roister roistered roistering roisters royster roystered roystering roysters } |
| — | ROLLICKING | S | [n. -S] · ROLLICK, to frolic (=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 / [x] { 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 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) / [x] { 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 | [v.] · © 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) / [x] { 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) / [x] { 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 | [n. -S] the act of scratching or scritching; gentle scratching, especially to provide comfort |
| — | SCROUNGING | S | [n. -S] · SCROUNGE, to gather by foraging (=scroungings) |
| — | SCRUNCHING | S | [n. -S] · SCRUNCH, to crush (=scrunchings) |
| — | SENTENCING | S | < SENTENCE, [v. -TENCED, -TENCING, -TENCES] · to declare judicially the extent of punishment to be imposed |
| — | SHOEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of shoemaker |
| — | SHOESTRING | S | [n. -S] · another word for shoelace |
| — | SHORTENING | S | [v.] · © the act of making or becoming short or shorter |
| — | SHOTMAKING | S | [n. -S] the skill of making accurate shots |
| — | SHUNPIKING | S | [v.] · present participle and gerund of shunpike |
| — | SIGNIFYING | S | [v.] · derivative of signify |
| — | SKIBOBBING | S | [n. -S] the sport of riding a skibob down snow-covered slopes / [v. -ED, -ING, -S] to ride a skibob |
| — | SKYJACKING | S | [v.] · (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 trailing smoke from an aircraft / [v. -ED, -ING, -S] to form (letters or words) in the sky by trailing smoke from an aircraft |
| — | SMATTERING | S | [v.] · © a slight, superficial knowledge of something; sciolism |
| — | SNORKELING | S | [n. -S] · SNORKEL, to swim underwater with a type of breathing device (=snorkelings) |
| — | SOLDIERING | S | [v.] · © the act of serving as a soldier; the state of being a soldier; the occupation of a soldier |
| — | SPELUNKING | S | [v.] · derivative of spelunk «(obsolete) a cave» |
| — | SPRINKLING | S | [v.] · © the act of one who, or that which, sprinkles |
| — | STARGAZING | S | [v.] · 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 (=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 (=subsoilings) |
| — | SUNTANNING | S | < SUNTAN, [v. -TANNED, -TANNING, -TANS] · to become tan (=suntanning) |
| — | SWEETENING | S | [v.] · © the act of making sweet |
| — | THICKENING | S | [v.] · © something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker |
| — | TOLLGATING | S | < TOLLGATE, [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 | [v.] · the advertising of a film or television programme by means of trailers |
| — | TRAVELLING | S | < TRAVEL, [v. -ELED or -ELLED, -ELING or -ELLING, -ELS] · to go from one place to another |
| — | TREPANNING | S | < TREPAN, [v. -PANNED, -PANNING, -PANS] · to trephine / [x] { 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 | < UPBRAID, [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 | < VIGNETTE, [v. -GNETTED, -GNETTING, -GNETTES] · to describe briefly |
| — | WEATHERING | S | [v.] · © 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 | [v.] · 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 / [x] { 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 «a cover for a bed» |
| — | BOBSLEDDING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of bobsleigh |
| — | 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] · practice of recording financial transactions |
| — | BOOKSELLING | S | [n. -S] · © the employment of selling books |
| — | BOOTLEGGING | S | [n. -S] · BOOTLEG, to smuggle (=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 | [v.] · 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 | [v.] · guidance offered by social workers, doctors, etc~, to help a person resolve social or personal problems / [x] { counseling counselling § counselings counsellings § counseling counselling } |
| — | DAYLIGHTING | S | [v.] · present participle and gerund of daylight |
| — | DECENTERING | S | [n. -S] · DECENTER, to put out of center (=decenterings) / [x] { 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 | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to design, construct, or manage as an engineer |
| — | EVERLASTING | S | [n. -S] · never coming to an end; eternal |
| — | FILMSETTING | S | [v.] · (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 |
| — | GOALTENDING | S | [n. -S] · (ice hockey, US) the act of defending the goal |
| — | GUNSLINGING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of gunslinger |
| — | GUNSMITHING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of gunsmith |
| — | 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 | [v.] · © 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 | [v.] · 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 | [v.] · © a wrong spelling |
| — | MONEYMAKING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of moneymaker |
| — | MOVIEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · the process of making or producing a movie |
| — | MUDSLINGING | S | [n. -S] the use of malicious personal attacks, especially in politics / [v. -ED, -ING, -S] to make malicious personal attacks, especially in a political context |
| — | NEWSWRITING | S | [n. -S] · the activity or craft of writing news in preparation for publication |
| — | NOISEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of noisemaker «something, such as a clapper or bell, used to make a loud noise at football matches, celebrations,…» |
| — | 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] the crossing of unrelated or distantly related individuals; the opposite of inbreeding / [v. -ED, -ING, -S] to breed with unrelated individuals |
| — | OUTBUILDING | S | [v.] · © a building separate from, and subordinate to, the main house; an outhouse |
| — | OUTCROPPING | S | [n. -S] a portion of rock stratum projecting above the ground surface / [v. -ED, -ING, -S] present participle of OUTCROP; to project above the ground surface |
| — | 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 | [v.] · derivative of overcast |
| — | OVERHUNTING | S | [v.] · 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 | [v.] · 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 |
| — | PAWNBROKING | S | [n. -S] · © the business of a pawnbroker |
| — | PEACEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of peacemaker |
| — | 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 / [x] { 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 | [v.] · derivative of programming / [x] { program programme § programmes programs § program programed programing programme programmed programmes programming programs § programed programmed } |
| — | QUESTIONING | S | [n. -S] · QUESTION, to put a question to (=questionings) |
| — | RACEWALKING | S | [v.] · (athletics) the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running |
| — | RAILROADING | S | [v.] · © the construction of a railroad; the business of managing or operating a railroad |
| — | REAWAKENING | S | < REAWAKEN, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to awaken again + / [x] { 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 | < REBEGIN, [v. -GAN, -GUN, -GINNING, -GINS] · to begin again + |
| P | REFINANCING | S | < REFINANCE, [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 (=sanctionings) |
| — | SCAFFOLDING | S | [v.] · © a scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of the body |
| — | SEMESTERING | S | [n. -S] operation as a semester school |
| — | SHELLACKING | S | [v.] · (slang, mainly US & Canadian~) a complete defeat; a sound beating / [x] { shellac shellack § shellacks shellacs § shellac shellack shellacked shellacking shellacks shellacs § shellacked } |
| — | SHEPHERDING | S | [n. -S] · SHEPHERD, to watch over carefully (=shepherdings) / [x] { 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 (=snowshoeings) |
| — | SONGWRITING | S | [n. -S] · the work of writing songs |
| — | SOOTHSAYING | S | [v.] · © 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 | < SURROUND, [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 / [x] { telecommuter § telecommuters teleworkings § teleworking } |
| — | TIMEKEEPING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of timekeeper |
| — | 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 | [v.] · derivative of toboggan |
| — | 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 | [v.] · © 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 | [v.] · © the act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in panel / [x] { 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 |
| — | 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 |
| — | WINDJAMMING | S | [n. -S] · (sailing) the act of sailing a windjammer |
| — | WINDLOADING | S | [n. -S] · structural load from wind force |
| — | WINDSURFING | S | [v.] · 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] · technique to reduce jagged edges in digital images |
| — | BACKSLAPPING | S | [n. -S] · BACKSLAP, to show much approval (=backslappings) |
| — | BACKSTABBING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of back-stabbing~ |
| — | 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 |
| — | BODYBUILDING | S | [n. -S] · the practice of performing regular exercises designed to make the muscles of the body conspicuous |
| — | BRAINWASHING | S | [n. -S] · act of indoctrinating by systematic pressure |
| — | BREADWINNING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of breadwinner |
| — | 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~ / [x] { 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 | < CONDITION, [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 | [v.] · 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 | < FIREPROOF, [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…» |
| — | GREENWASHING | S | [n. -S] the practice by people |
| — | HAIRDRESSING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of hairdresser |
| — | HARDSTANDING | S | [n. -S] · a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc~. may stand |
| — | HEARTBURNING | S | [n. -S] · © same as Heartburn / [x] { 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 / [x] { interweaving § interweave interweaved interweaves interweaving interwork interworked interworking interworks interwove interwoven } |
| — | KITEBOARDING | S | [n. -S] · sport of riding board while harnessed to large controlled kite |
| — | 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 |
| — | MANSPLAINING | S | [n. -S] the act of condescendingly explaining something |
| — | MANSPREADING | S | [v. -S] · the practice of men splaying legs wide when sitting on public transport |
| — | 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] the production of beer in small quantities, typically by a craft brewery / [v. -ED, -ING, -S] to produce beer on a small commercial scale |
| — | MINESWEEPING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of minesweeper |
| — | MISRECKONING | S | < MISRECKON, [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 | [v.] · © 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 |
| — | 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 |
| — | 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 | [a.] · attending theatrical performances |
| — | TRAMPOLINING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of trampoline |
| — | 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 | [v.] · © the act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like |
| — | WAINSCOTTING | S | [v.] · wainscot «to line the walls of with wooden paneling» / [x] { 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 |
| — | WATERFOWLING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of shooting waterfowl |
| — | WHITEWASHING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of whitewash |
| — | 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 |
| — | 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 | < FORESHADOW, [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~ |
| — | HYDROCRACKING | S | [n. -S] · the process of breaking down petroleum into simpler molecules |
| — | INTERLAYERING | S | < INTERLAYER, [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 |
| — | MERCHANDISING | S | [n. -S] · the selection and display of goods in a retail outlet / [x] { merchandise merchandize § merchandises merchandizes § merchandise merchandised merchandises merchandising merchandize merchandized merchandizes merchandizing } |
| — | MERCHANDIZING | S | [n. -S] · merchandising / [x] { 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 / [x] { 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 | [v.] · derivative of skateboard |
| — | SPORTSWRITING | S | [n. -S] · the work of a sports writer |
| — | STAYSTITCHING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to sew a stabilizing stitch along a fabric edge to prevent stretching |
| — | 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 / [x] { telemarketing telesales § telemarketings } |
| — | TOOTHBRUSHING | S | [v.] · the activity of using a toothbrush to clean one's teeth |
| — | TRAINSPOTTING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of train-spotting~ |
| — | TROUBLEMAKING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of troublemaker |
| — | UNDERCLOTHING | S | [n. -S] · © same as Underclothes / [x] { 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 / [x] { waterproof § waterproofs § waterproof waterproofed waterproofing waterproofs wetproof § waterproof waterproofed wetproof } |
| — | WOOLGATHERING | S | [n. -S] indulgence in idle fancy; absent-minded daydreaming / [v. -ED, -ING, -S] to indulge in idle daydreaming; to let the mind wander aimlessly |
| — | 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 |
| — | GROUNDBREAKING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of ground-breaking~ |
| — | IMMUNOBLOTTING | S | [n. -S] · (biology) the act or process of making immunoblots |
| — | MOUNTAINEERING | S | [n. -S] · derivative of mountaineer |
| — | 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~» / [x] { 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 |
| — | 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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