(psychiatry, pathology) Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.
angiport
angiport
noun
(obsolete) A narrow road passing between two houses or a row of houses, or an alley leading to a single house.
aproning
aproning
noun
Material for making aprons.
verb
present participle of apron
aspiring
aspiring
adj
Hoping to become.
noun
(archaic) Aspiration.
verb
present participle of aspire
bespring
blurping
capering
capering
noun
The motion of one who capers.
verb
present participle of caper
carpings
carpings
noun
plural of carping
chirping
chirping
noun
(gerund of chirp) The act, or an instance of, chirping.
verb
present participle of chirp
cramping
cramping
noun
The action of something that cramps.
verb
present participle of cramp
crapping
crapping
verb
present participle of crap
creeping
creeping
noun
The act of something that creeps.
verb
present participle of creep
crimping
crimping
noun
The act by which something is crimped.
verb
present participle of crimp
crisping
crisping
noun
(archaic) A process of curling or forming into ringlets.
(topology) A crisp, clearly-defined object that exists within a more vaguely defined object.
verb
present participle of crisp
cropping
cropping
noun
(agriculture) The growing of crops.
(mining) An outcrop that is mined for the ore it contains.
The act by which something is cut short or truncated.
verb
present participle of crop
crumping
crumping
verb
present participle of crump
drapping
drapping
verb
present participle of drap
dripping
dripping
noun
Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
The sound or action of something that drips.
The use of a drip tip to drip e-liquid directly onto the atomizer of an e-cigarette.
verb
present participle of drip
drooping
drooping
adj
That droops or droop.
noun
An instance of something drooping.
verb
present participle of droop
dropling
dropping
dropping
noun
(usually in the plural) A piece of animal excrement; dung.
Something dropped; a droplet.
The act of something that drops or falls.
verb
present participle of drop
erupting
erupting
verb
present participle of erupt
expiring
expiring
adj
Ending, terminating, dying.
verb
present participle of expire
frapping
frapping
noun
(nautical, usually in the plural) Rope lashed tightly over the rigging or other area.
verb
present participle of frap
gleipnir
grampian
grampian
Proper noun
a former local government region in north-east Scotland, which was created in 1975 and abolished in 1996.
graphing
graphing
verb
present participle of graph
grapline
grapline
noun
A grapnel (small anchor).
graplins
graplins
noun
plural of graplin
grasping
grasping
adj
Greedy, eager for wealth.
noun
The act of one who grasps or covets.
verb
present participle and gerund of grasp
gripment
gripping
gripping
adj
Which catches someone's attention; exciting
noun
Obsolete form of griping (“pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines”).
The act of forming a grip.
verb
present participle of grip
grisping
grouping
grouping
noun
A collection of things or people united as a group.
Shot grouping.
The action of the verb to group.
verb
present participle of group
grumping
grumping
verb
present participle of grump
handgrip
handgrip
noun
A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
A grasp or grip; a close struggle.
A handle.
A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
The ability of a person (or other animal with hands) to grip something with a hand.
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.
hirpling
hirpling
verb
present participle of hirple
impinger
impinger
noun
Any of several instruments in which fine particles (dust) in a gas are analysed by blowing them through a jet onto a wetted plate, prior to being counted. Typically used for particle analysis
impregns
impregns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impregn
impugner
impugner
noun
One who impugns; one who opposes or contradicts.
ingroups
ingroups
noun
plural of ingroup
insperge
kopfring
laspring
laspring
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A smolt, or young salmon.
paginary
paginary
adj
Synonym of paginal
pagurian
pagurine
pairings
pairings
noun
plural of pairing
panurgic
panurgic
adj
Skilled in all kinds of work.
papering
papering
noun
(law) A technique of boycotting a judge by the Public Defender's Office by filing a request for a different judge in every case assigned to this judge.
Wallpaper.
verb
present participle of paper
parading
parading
noun
The act of one who parades.
verb
present participle of parade
parawing
parawing
noun
Synonym of Rogallo wing
parching
parching
adj
Causing something or someone to parch; extremely drying.
Very thirsty; parched.
noun
The condition of being parched; absolute dryness.
The process of parching or roasting something, such as corn.
verb
present participle of parch
pargings
pargings
noun
plural of parging.
pariglin
parkings
parkings
noun
plural of parking
paroling
paroling
verb
present participle of parole
parrying
parrying
noun
The act of one who parries.
verb
present participle of parry
parsings
parsings
noun
plural of parsing
partigen
partings
partings
noun
plural of parting
partying
partying
verb
present participle of party
pearling
pearling
noun
The process by which grain is pearled.
The voyage of hunting for pearls.
verb
present participle of pearl
peerling
peignoir
peignoir
noun
A cape worn to protect the clothes at the barbers / hairdressers
A long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear
perching
perching
noun
(textiles) Inspection of cloth before finishing.
The act of something that perches.
verb
present participle of perch
peregrin
peregrin
noun
Obsolete form of peregrine.
perigean
perigean
adj
Pertaining to the perigee.
perigone
perigone
noun
(botany) perianth
(zoology) A sac surrounding the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid.
In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower.
perigons
perigons
noun
plural of perigon
perigune
perigyny
perigyny
noun
(botany) The quality of being perigynous.
periling
periling
verb
present participle of peril
pershing
perugian
perugian
Adjective
Pertaining to Perugia.
Noun
A native or resident of Perugia.
perugino
perusing
perusing
noun
A process of studying something carefully.
verb
present participle of peruse
petering
petering
verb
present participle of peter
phrasing
phrasing
noun
The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice.
verb
present participle of phrase
phrygian
phrygian
Adjective
Of or relating to Phrygia, its people or their culture.
In the Phrygian language.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Phrygia.
Proper noun
The language of the Phrygian people.
Phrygian mode
piercing
piercing
adj
Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating.
Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill.
Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter.
noun
A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it.
An item of jewellery designed to be fitted through a piercing (sense 2).
gerund of pierce
verb
present participle of pierce
pigeoner
pigeoner
noun
A person who hunts pigeons.
pigeonry
pigeonry
noun
A place for pigeons; a dovecote.
pingrass
pingrass
noun
Alternative form of pin grass
pingster
pirating
pirating
verb
present participle of pirate
poignard
poignard
noun
Alternative form of poniard
poorling
poorling
noun
One who is poor (all senses)
porching
poringly
poringly
adv
So as to pore; with intense study or focus.
porkling
porkling
noun
(dated) A young pig; a porket.
powering
powering
verb
present participle of power
praising
praising
noun
An act of giving praise.
verb
present participle of praise
prancing
prancing
adj
(dated, now uncommon) that prances
noun
The act of one who prances.
verb
present participle of prance
pranging
pranging
verb
present participle of prang
pranking
pranking
noun
(archaic) A showy adornment.
(archaic) The playing of pranks; tomfoolery.
verb
present participle of prank
prawning
prawning
verb
present participle of prawn
preaging
preening
preening
noun
A grooming or posturing.
verb
present participle of preen
prenight
prepping
prepping
noun
(Canada, US) The practice of making active preparations for a possible catastrophic disaster or emergency, typically by stockpiling food, ammunition, and other supplies.
The action or process of preparing something, or preparing for something.
verb
present participle of prep
pressing
pressing
adj
Insistent, earnest, or persistent.
Needing urgent attention.
noun
A memento preserved by pressing, folding, or drying between the leaves of a flat container, book, or folio. Usually done with a flower, ribbon, letter, or other soft, small keepsake.
A metal or plastic part made with a press.
A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time.
The application of pressure by a press or other means.
The extraction of juice from fruit using a press.
The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing wrinkles with a press or an iron.
Urgent insistence.
verb
present participle of press
prevuing
prevuing
verb
present participle of prevue
pricking
pricking
noun
(mining) A nicking.
(obsolete) Dressing oneself for show; prinking.
A sensation that pricks.
The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
The act of tracing a hare by its footmarks.
The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick.
verb
present participle of prick
prigging
prigging
noun
(obsolete, slang) stolen goods
verb
present participle of prig
prilling
prilling
noun
The solidification of droplets of molten material falling against an upward stream of air; used especially to agglomerate ammonium nitrate and urea for use as a fertilizer.
primings
primings
noun
plural of priming
primming
primming
verb
present participle of prim
primping
primping
noun
The act of one who primps.
verb
present participle of primp
prinking
prinking
verb
present participle of prink
printing
printing
noun
(countable) All the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch.
(uncountable) Material that has been printed.
(uncountable) The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
(uncountable) Written characters that are not joined up.
verb
To inadequately carry a concealed weapon such that its silhouette is visible on the person wearing it.
present participle of print
prissing
prissing
verb
present participle of priss
probings
probings
noun
plural of probing
prodding
prodding
noun
The act of giving a prod.
verb
present participle of prod
progging
progging
verb
present participle of prog
pronging
pronging
verb
present participle of prong
proofing
proofing
noun
A step in creating yeast breads and baked goods, during which the yeast is allowed to leaven the dough.
verb
present participle of proof
propping
propping
noun
The act by which something is propped.
verb
present participle of prop
prowling
prowling
noun
The act of one who prowls.
verb
present participle of prowl
proxying
proxying
verb
present participle of proxy
pryingly
pryingly
adv
In a prying manner.
pureeing
pureeing
verb
present participle of puree
purfling
purfling
noun
(music, chiefly lutherie) Two or more very narrow strips of black wood enclosing a lighter-coloured strip of wood set close to the edge of the top and back of a string instrument such as a violin, cello or a guitar, following its outline, or this effect simulated with paint.
verb
present participle of purfle
purgings
purgings
noun
plural of purging
purpling
purpling
verb
present participle of purple
pursuing
pursuing
noun
pursuit
verb
present participle of pursue
ralphing
ralphing
verb
present participle of ralph
raspings
raspings
noun
plural of rasping
repaving
repaving
noun
The process of replacing paving.
verb
present participle of repave
repaying
repaying
verb
present participle of repay
repining
repining
noun
The act of fretting or feeling discontent or of murmuring.
verb
present participle of repine
replying
replying
verb
present participle of reply
reposing
reposing
verb
present participle of repose
reputing
reputing
verb
present participle of repute
respring
respring
verb
(transitive) To spring again.
(transitive, computing) To restart SpringBoard on (a mobile device running iOS) without rebooting the device.
retaping
retaping
noun
A second or subsequent recording onto tape.
verb
present participle of retape
retyping
retyping
verb
present participle of retype
rimpling
rimpling
verb
present participle of rimple
ripening
ripening
noun
The process of becoming ripe.
verb
present participle of ripen
rippling
rippling
adj
Moving in a chaotic, undulating fashion, as in a flow of water or a flag blowing in the wind.
noun
A motion or sound that ripples.
verb
present participle of ripple
rumpling
rumpling
noun
The act by which something is rumpled.
verb
present participle of rumple
scarping
scarping
noun
A scarp (cliff caused by erosion).
verb
present participle of scarp
scraping
scraping
noun
(computing) Automated collection of data, data scraping.
Something removed by being scraped.
The sound or action of something being scraped.
verb
present participle of scrape
sharping
sharping
noun
(music) The raising of the pitch of a note by half a step.