The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backslapping
backslapping
noun
action of the verb to backslap
verb
present participle of backslap
backsplicing
backsplicing
verb
present participle of backsplice
backstamping
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
berrypicking
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
changepocket
ducklingship
evilspeaking
fingerpicked
fingerpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerpick
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
gainspeaking
gainspeaking
noun
(obsolete) A speaking against; opposition.
glockenspiel
glockenspiel
noun
(music) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.
greenkeepers
greenkeepers
noun
plural of greenkeeper
greenkeeping
greenkeeping
noun
The maintenance of a golf course.
greenskeeper
greenskeeper
noun
Alternative form of greenkeeper
groundkeeper
groundkeeper
noun
Alternative form of groundskeeper
horsekeeping
housekeeping
housekeeping
noun
Any general tasks that involve preparation.
Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
hyperlinking
hyperlinking
verb
present participle of hyperlink
katjepiering
keraunograph
keraunograph
noun
(archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.
A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning.
kinetography
kinetography
noun
(choreography) Labanotation.
(dated, photography) The use of the kinetograph.
klipspringer
klipspringer
noun
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat.
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
kneecappings
kneecappings
noun
plural of kneecapping
lampblacking
lampblacking
verb
present participle of lampblack
loudspeaking
marlingspike
meatpackings
mispackaging
mispackaging
verb
present participle of mispackage
misprovoking
nonsparkling
nonsparkling
adj
Not sparkling; uncarbonated.
outpocketing
outpocketing
noun
The growth of a surface so as to form a cavity (sac or pocket); the cavity so formed
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
overspeaking
overspeaking
verb
present participle of overspeak
packinghouse
packinghouse
noun
A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
paddywacking
painstakings
painstakings
noun
plural of painstaking
palankeening
papermakings
papermakings
noun
plural of papermaking
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pathbreaking
pathbreaking
adj
Opening a new path or approach
pawnbrokings
peacekeeping
peacekeeping
noun
(as a noun modifier) (for example) a peacekeeping force.
The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force.
peacemakings
peacemakings
noun
plural of peacemaking
phrasemaking
phrasemaking
noun
The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
pickabacking
pickabacking
verb
present participle of pickaback
pickeringite
pickeringite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and sulfur.
pickerington
piggybacking
piggybacking
noun
The practice of carrying something piggyback.
verb
present participle of piggyback
pitchforking
pitchforking
noun
The act of pricking with a pitchfork
verb
present participle of pitchfork
placekicking
placekicking
noun
The act or skill of taking placekicks.
verb
present participle of placekick
platemakings
policymaking
policymaking
noun
the formulation of policies.
prayermaking
predisliking
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
premarketing
premarketing
adj
Before the marketing of a product or service.
prepackaging
prepackaging
noun
packaging applied prior to an object being sold
verb
present participle of prepackage
prepartaking
preprovoking
prereckoning
preshrinkage
preshrinking
preshrinking
verb
present participle of preshrink
printmakings
resprinkling
safekeepings
safekeepings
noun
plural of safekeeping
scorekeeping
scorekeeping
noun
The keeping of score.
sheepkeeping
shipbreaking
shipbreaking
noun
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
skepticizing
skepticizing
verb
present participle of skepticize
skiagraphing
skiagraphing
verb
present participle of skiagraph
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
noun
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
verb
present participle of sleepwalk
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
speakingness
speakingness
noun
Expressiveness; eloquence.
The quality of producing or conveying speech.
speechmaking
speechmaking
noun
The delivery of speeches
springmaking
springmaking
noun
The manufacture of springs (mechanical devices that exert force).
sprinklering
sprinklering
verb
present participle of sprinkler
sprinklingly
stockkeeping
stockkeeping
noun
stock control
storekeeping
storekeeping
noun
The work of a storekeeper, looking after a shop.
tanjungpriok
thinkingpart
timekeepings
timekeepings
noun
plural of timekeeping
underpacking
underpacking
noun
Insufficient, or less than the usual amount of packing