9-Letter Words Containing NING

Here's the list of all the 309 9-Letter Words Containing NING in the English Language.

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beginning
1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
2. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
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remaining
1. not used up
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listening
1. the act of hearing attentively
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screening
1. the display of a motion picture
2. fabric of metal or plastic mesh
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returning
1. tending to return to an earlier state
2. tending to be turned back
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happening
1. an event that happens
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gardening
1. the cultivation of plants
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governing
1. the act of governing; exercising authority
2. responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws
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designing
1. the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
2. concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest
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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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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
2. endowed with the capacity to reason
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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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assigning
1. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
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awakening
1. the act of waking
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whitening
1. changing to a lighter color
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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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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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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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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
2. accumulating and becoming more intense
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softening
1. the process of becoming softer
2. having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
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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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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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convening
1. the act of convening
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rationing
1. the act of rationing
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regaining
1. getting something back again
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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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sickening
1. causing or able to cause nausea
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summoning
1. calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
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darkening
1. changing to a darker color
2. becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
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confining
1. restricting the scope or freedom of action
2. crowded
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lessening
1. a change downward
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deafening
1. loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
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dampening
1. the act of making something slightly wet
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demeaning
1. causing awareness of your shortcomings
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maddening
1. extremely annoying or displeasing
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fattening
1. subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter
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cunningly
1. in an attractive manner
2. in an subtle, cunning manner
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9-Letter Words Containing NING