Words Containing TENING
Here's the list of all the 82 Words Containing TENING in the English Language.
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| listening | 1. the act of hearing attentively More Definitions → |
| threatening | 1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments 2. darkened by clouds More Definitions → |
| frightening | 1. the act of inspiring with fear 2. causing fear or dread or terror More Definitions → |
| whitening | 1. changing to a lighter color More Definitions → |
| christening | 1. giving a Christian name at baptism More Definitions → |
| tightening | 1. the act of making something tighter More Definitions → |
| shortening | 1. fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods 2. act of decreasing in length More Definitions → |
| fastening | 1. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place 2. the act of fastening things together More Definitions → |
| enlightening | 1. tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance 2. enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement More Definitions → |
| softening | 1. the process of becoming softer 2. having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| glistening | 1. reflecting light More Definitions → |
| fattening | 1. subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter More Definitions → |
| heartening | 1. cheerfully encouraging More Definitions → |
| disheartening | 1. destructive of morale and self-reliance More Definitions → |
| frighteningly | 1. in a terrifying manner More Definitions → |
| heightening | 1. reaching a higher intensity More Definitions → |
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