A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
changchowfu
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
dwarfing
dwarfing
noun
The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.
verb
present participle of dwarf
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
fallowing
fallowing
noun
A period during which a field is left fallow.
verb
present participle of fallow
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
farrowing
farrowing
adj
Producing a litter of piglets
noun
The act of producing a litter of pigs
verb
present participle of farrow
fawning
fawning
adj
Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile.
noun
Servile flattery.
verb
present participle of fawn
fawningly
fawningly
adv
In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
fawningness
fawningness
noun
Tendency to fawn; obsequious behaviour.
featherwing
feuchtwanger
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
flagtown
flangeway
flangeway
noun
(rail transport) The gap in road surfaces, running rails at rails at junctions, etc, that allows the wheel flange of a rail vehicle to pass.
(rail transport, historical) An early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels.
flawing
flawing
verb
present participle of flaw
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreswearing
foreswearing
verb
present participle of foreswear
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
forewarnings
forewarnings
noun
plural of forewarning
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
fowliang
frankewing
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
gangflower
giftwrapping
giftwrapping
noun
Alternative form of gift-wrapping
verb
present participle of giftwrap
gnatflower
guffawing
guffawing
noun
boisterous laughter
verb
present participle of guffaw
gwynfa
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
ludwigshafen
newfangle
newfangle
adj
(obsolete) Eager for novelties; desirous of changing.
verb
(obsolete) To change by introducing novelties
newfangled
newfangled
adj
(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) new and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.
Fond of novelty.
newfangledism
newfangledly
newfangledly
adv
In a newfangled manner.
newfangledness
newfangledness
noun
The quality of being newfangled.
newfanglement
newfanglement
noun
(countable) Something that is newfangled.
(uncountable) The quality of being newfangled; novelty or innovation, especially when very complicated or faddish.
newfangleness
newfangleness
noun
Obsolete form of newfangledness.
outfawning
outfawning
verb
present participle of outfawn
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
stuffgownsman
townfaring
unfawning
unfawning
adj
Not fawning.
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
upwafting
upwafting
verb
present participle of upwaft
vergeltungswaffe
wafering
wafering
verb
present participle of wafer
wafermaking
waffing
waffing
verb
present participle of waff
waffling
waffling
noun
A repetitive speech or response to a question.
verb
present participle of waffle (To ramble on without a point; to argue a point without substantial evidence or a clear opinion.)
wafting
wafting
noun
An instance of wafting; the action of something that wafts.
verb
present participle of waft
wagonful
wagonful
noun
The amount that will fit in a wagon.
waifing
waifing
verb
present participle of waif
wallingford
warfaring
warfaring
noun
warfare; conflict
verb
present participle of warfare
warningproof
waterfowling
waterfowling
noun
The sport of hunting waterfowl.
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
waterproofings
waterproofings
noun
plural of waterproofing
wayfaring
wayfaring
adj
Peripatetic.
Travelling, especially on foot.
noun
Travel, especially on foot.
verb
present participle of wayfare
wayfaringly
wayfarings
wayfarings
noun
plural of wayfaring
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind
verb
present participle of weatherproof
welfaring
welfaring
verb
present participle of welfare
wharfing
wharfing
noun
(engineering) A technique of facing seawalls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
The material for constructing a wharf.
verb
present participle of wharf
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.