Nouns Ending With NING

Here's the list of all the 286 Nouns Ending With NING in the English Language.

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training
1. activity leading to skilled behavior
2. the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
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learning
1. the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
2. profound scholarly knowledge
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planning
1. an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
2. the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
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running
1. (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
2. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
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warning
1. a message informing of danger
2. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
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morning
1. the time period between dawn and noon
2. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell, used to wish someone a good morning
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beginning
1. the event consisting of the start of something
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
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opening
1. an open or empty space in or between things
2. a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
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evening
1. the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
2. a later concluding time period
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winning
1. succeeding with great difficulty
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dining
1. the act of eating dinner
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cleaning
1. the act of making something clean
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meaning
1. the message that is intended or expressed or signified
2. the idea that is intended
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listening
1. the act of hearing attentively
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mining
1. the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
2. laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
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turning
1. the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
2. act of changing in practice or custom
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burning
1. the act of burning something
2. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
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screening
1. the display of a motion picture
2. fabric of metal or plastic mesh
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conditioning
1. a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
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happening
1. an event that happens
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gardening
1. the cultivation of plants
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joining
1. the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
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governing
1. the act of governing; exercising authority
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designing
1. the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
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signing
1. language expressed by visible hand gestures
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defining
1. any process serving to define the shape of something
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scanning
1. the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
2. the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
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lightning
1. abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
2. the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more
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tuning
1. (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency
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zoning
1. dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc
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combining
1. an occurrence that results in things being united
2. the act of combining things to form a new whole
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reasoning
1. thinking that is coherent and logical
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functioning
1. process or manner of functioning or operating
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positioning
1. the act of putting something in a certain place
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strengthening
1. becoming stronger
2. the act of increasing the strength of something
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lining
1. a protective covering that protects an inside surface
2. a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
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tanning
1. process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
2. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
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bargaining
1. the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
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spinning
1. creating thread
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cloning
1. a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)
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shining
1. the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
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questioning
1. a request for information
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poisoning
1. the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
2. the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill
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leaning
1. an inclination to do something
2. a natural inclination
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browning
1. cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill
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inning
1. (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
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refining
1. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
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assigning
1. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
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ironing
1. garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed
2. the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles
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widening
1. an increase in width
2. a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park
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awakening
1. the act of waking
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commissioning
1. the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
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staining
1. (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
2. the act of spotting or staining something
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banning
1. an official prohibition or edict against something
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mourning
1. state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
2. the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
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partitioning
1. an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
2. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
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frightening
1. the act of inspiring with fear
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campaigning
1. the campaign of a candidate to be elected
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whitening
1. changing to a lighter color
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pruning
1. something that has been pruned off of a plant
2. the act of trimming a plant
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christening
1. giving a Christian name at baptism
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tightening
1. the act of making something tighter
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cunning
1. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
2. crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
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awning
1. a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
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thinning
1. the act of diluting something
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seasoning
1. something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
2. the act of adding a seasoning to food
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reckoning
1. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
2. a bill for an amount due
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shortening
1. fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
2. act of decreasing in length
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broadening
1. the act of making something wider
2. the action of making broader
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weakening
1. becoming weaker
2. the act of reducing the strength of something
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fastening
1. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
2. the act of fastening things together
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cushioning
1. artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort
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hardening
1. abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
2. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
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waning
1. a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
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reclining
1. the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
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deepening
1. a process of becoming deeper and more profound
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yearning
1. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
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weaning
1. the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
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softening
1. the process of becoming softer
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worsening
1. process of changing to an inferior state
2. changing something with the result that it becomes worse
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lightening
1. descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
2. changing to a lighter color
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ballooning
1. flying in a balloon
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straining
1. an intense or violent exertion
2. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
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ruining
1. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
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retraining
1. training for a new occupation
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grinning
1. a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
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greening
1. the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored
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convening
1. the act of convening
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thickening
1. any material used to thicken
2. any thickened enlargement
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rationing
1. the act of rationing
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pinning
1. a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
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regaining
1. getting something back again
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lengthening
1. the act of prolonging something
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loosening
1. an occurrence of control or strength weakening
2. the act of making something less tight
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summoning
1. calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
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vacationing
1. the act of taking a vacation
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darkening
1. changing to a darker color
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ripening
1. coming to full development; becoming mature
2. acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
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dawning
1. the first light of day
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repositioning
1. the act of placing in a new position
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yawning
1. an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
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lessening
1. a change downward
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dampening
1. the act of making something slightly wet
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stoning
1. the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)
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envisioning
1. visual imagery
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penning
1. the act of creating written works
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caning
1. work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
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quickening
1. the process of showing signs of life
2. the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
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sinning
1. an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
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stiffening
1. the act of becoming stiff
2. the process of becoming stiff or rigid
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caravanning
1. the practice of taking holidays in a caravan
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clowning
1. acting like a clown or buffoon
2. a comic incident or series of incidents
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fashioning
1. the act that results in something coming to be
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housecleaning
1. (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions
2. the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house
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loaning
1. disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
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pining
1. a feeling of deep longing
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droning
1. an unchanging intonation
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shunning
1. deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
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