Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession.
verb
present participle of abash
afghanis
afghanis
noun
plural of afghani
anhingas
anhingas
noun
plural of anhinga
archings
archings
noun
plural of arching
chagrins
chagrins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin
chasings
chasings
noun
(Australia) A children's chasing game with multiple players in which one person runs after other players attempting to catch or touch them; a player caught then becomes the new chaser.
plural of chasing
clashing
clashing
adj
Producing a clash or series of clashes.
adverse or antagonistic; disagreeing or opposing
conflicting, contrasting, or contrary; inconsonant, incompatible, or irreconcilable
mismatched, inharmonious, discordant or dissonant, not fitting well together (especially in regards to aesthetics, colors, clothing, or sounds)
noun
A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision.
verb
present participle of clash
crashing
crashing
noun
The sound or action of something that crashes.
verb
present participle of crash
deashing
deashing
verb
present participle of deash
flashing
flashing
noun
(jewelry) The use of rhodium plating to temporarily enhance a ring's durability and shine.
(roofing) Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.
A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.
The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
The exposing of one's naked body, or part of it, in public briefly (the action of the verb to flash).
The process of getting rid of gaps on shelves by bringing products from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf.
verb
present participle of flash
gahnites
gahnites
noun
plural of gahnite
gaminish
gaminish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gamine.
gandhism
gandhism
Noun
The philosophy and principles of
gandhist
gandhist
Noun
A proponent of Gandhism.
garshuni
gathings
giantish
giantish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a giant.
noun
(fantasy) A fictional language spoken by giants.
ginghams
ginghams
noun
plural of gingham
gnashing
gnashing
noun
The action of something that is gnashed.
verb
present participle of gnash
gnathism
gnathism
noun
The classification of mankind based on measurements of the jaw.
hangings
hangings
noun
plural of hanging
harpings
harpings
noun
(nautical) The front part of the wales of a vessel, around the bow and fastened to the stem; used to provide protection from the seas.
haspling
hassling
hassling
noun
The act of one who hassles; harassment.
verb
present participle of hassle
hastings
hastings
noun
Early fruit or vegetables, especially peas.
hawkings
hawkings
noun
plural of hawking
headings
headings
noun
plural of heading
hearings
hearings
noun
plural of hearing
hearsing
hearsing
verb
present participle of hearse
jinshang
languish
languish
verb
(intransitive) To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful.
(intransitive) To live in miserable or disheartening conditions.
(intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
(intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.
(intransitive, now rare) To affect a languid air, especially disingenuously.
(transitive, obsolete) To make weak; to weaken, devastate.
lashings
lashings
noun
(informal, UK, Ireland) Lots; a great amount (usually followed by of).
plural of lashing.
lathings
lathings
noun
plural of lathing
leashing
leashing
verb
present participle of leash
nilghais
nilghais
noun
plural of nilghai
nilghaus
nilghaus
noun
plural of nilghau
nylghais
nylghais
noun
plural of nylghai
orangish
orangish
adj
Relatively orange in colour.
Similar to an orange.
paganish
paganish
adj
(archaic) Pagan.
(informal) Somewhat pagan.
phrasing
phrasing
noun
The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice.
verb
present participle of phrase
plashing
plashing
noun
A sound that plashes, as of water.
The cutting or bending and intertwining the branches of small trees, as in hedges.
The dashing or sprinkling of colouring matter on the walls of buildings, to imitate granite, etc.
verb
present participle of plash
pshawing
pshawing
verb
present participle of pshaw
quashing
quashing
noun
The action of quashing something.
verb
present participle of quash
ringhals
ringhals
noun
Alternative form of rinkhals
scathing
scathing
adj
Harmful or painful; acerbic.
Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
verb
present participle of scathe
shacking
shacking
verb
present participle of shack
shadings
shadings
noun
plural of shading
shafting
shafting
noun
(engineering) A system of connected shafts for communicating motion.
Shafts collectively.
verb
present participle of shaft
shagging
shagging
adj
(UK, vulgar, slang) Used to express dislike of or annoyance towards the thing mentioned.
noun
(UK, vulgar, slang) An act (or acts) of sexual intercourse.
verb
present participle of shag
shakings
shakings
noun
(nautical) The sweepings from a ship's deck; the refuse of cordage, canvas, etc.
plural of shaking
shamming
shamming
verb
present participle of sham
shanghai
shanghai
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Synonym of slingshot.
(US, obsolete) A kind of daub.
(US, obsolete) A tall dandy.
(darts, often capitalized) A kind of dart game in which players are gradually eliminated ("shanghaied"), usually either by failing to reach a certain score in 3 quick throws or during a competition to hit a certain prechosen number and then be the first to hit the prechosen numbers of the other players.
(often capitalized, dated) A breed of chicken with large bodies, long legs, and feathered shanks.
verb
(Australia, New Zealand) To hit with a slingshot.
(US law enforcement slang) To trick a suspect into entering a jurisdiction in which they can be lawfully arrested.
(US military slang) To transfer a serviceman against their will.
(transitive) To commandeer, hijack, or otherwise (usually wrongfully) appropriate a place or thing.
(transitive) To force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their will or interest, particularly
To press-gang sailors, especially (historical) for shipping or fishing work.
shanking
shanking
noun
(slang) A stabbing with a shank (improvised weapon).
verb
present participle of shank
sharding
sharding
noun
(databases) A decomposition of a database into multiple smaller units that can handle requests individually.
A breaking into shards.
verb
present participle of shard
sharking
sharking
noun
The act of one who sharks (in any sense)
verb
present participle of shark
sharping
sharping
noun
(music) The raising of the pitch of a note by half a step.
Fraud; trickery; the acts of a sharper.
verb
present participle of sharp
shauling
shavings
shavings
noun
A fringe tree (Cionanthus virginicus)
plural of shaving; those particles or pieces left after or created by shaving.
shawling
shawling
noun
An act of wrapping in a shawl.
verb
present participle of shawl
sheading
sheading
noun
Any of the six administrative districts into which the Isle of Man is divided.
sheafing
sheafing
verb
present participle of sheaf
shealing
shearing
shearing
adj
Tending to cut or tear.
noun
(Scotland) The act or operation of reaping.
(mining) The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
Alternative form of shearling.
Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
The act or operation of dividing with shears.
The material cut off in this way.
The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
verb
present participle of shear
sheaving
sheaving
verb
present participle of sheave
shoaling
shoaling
noun
The formation of a shoal.
verb
present participle of shoal
siegbahn
slangish
slangish
adj
Similar to or resembling slang.
slashing
slashing
adj
(informal, dated) Powerfully excellent.
noun
(forestry, in the plural) slash (woody debris)
The action of something that slashes.
verb
present participle of slash
smashing
smashing
adj
(originally US, now Britain and Ireland) Wonderful, very good or impressive.
Serving to smash (something).
noun
Gerund: The action of the verb to smash.
verb
present participle of smash
sphagion
sphingal
stashing
stashing
verb
present participle of stash
swashing
swashing
adj
Crushing; resounding.
Hectoring; swaggering.
noun
A back-and-forth movement of liquid; a swish or swash.
verb
present participle of swash
swathing
swathing
noun
A wrapping.
verb
present participle of swathe
tangfish
tangfish
noun
(UK, dialect) The common harbour seal.
trashing
trashing
noun
(Oxford University) A tradition of throwing food, confetti, etc. over students after their final examinations.