9-Letter Nouns Ending With NG

Here's the list of all the 711 9-Letter Nouns Ending With NG in the English Language.

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following
1. a group of followers or enthusiasts
2. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
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marketing
1. the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
2. the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service
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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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reporting
1. the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television
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computing
1. the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
2. the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
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recording
1. a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
2. the act of making a record (especially an audio record)
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financing
1. the act of financing
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packaging
1. the business of packing
2. a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
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listening
1. the act of hearing attentively
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investing
1. the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
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screening
1. the display of a motion picture
2. fabric of metal or plastic mesh
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appearing
1. formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
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happening
1. an event that happens
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gardening
1. the cultivation of plants
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messaging
1. the sending and processing of e-mail by computer
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measuring
1. the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
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recycling
1. used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
2. the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
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wrestling
1. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
2. the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
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gathering
1. a group of persons together in one place
2. the social act of assembling
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suffering
1. a state of acute pain
2. misery resulting from affliction
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switching
1. the act of changing one thing or position for another
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governing
1. the act of governing; exercising authority
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attending
1. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
2. the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
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traveling
1. the act of going from one place to another
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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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streaming
1. the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
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comparing
1. the act of examining resemblances
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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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finishing
1. a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
2. the act of finishing
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breathing
1. the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
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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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modelling
1. a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
2. the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
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spreading
1. process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
2. the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
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reasoning
1. thinking that is coherent and logical
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replacing
1. the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
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rendering
1. a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
2. an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
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retailing
1. the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers
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balancing
1. getting two things to correspond
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ascending
1. the act of changing location in an upward direction
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signaling
1. any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
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belonging
1. happiness felt in a secure relationship
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servicing
1. the act of mating by male animals
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compiling
1. the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
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screaming
1. sharp piercing cry
2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
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launching
1. the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
2. the act of beginning something new
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executing
1. putting a condemned person to death
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borrowing
1. the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
2. obtaining funds from a lender
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offspring
1. the immediate descendants of a person
2. something that comes into existence as a result
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detailing
1. an individualized description of a particular instance
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supplying
1. the activity of supplying or providing something
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believing
1. the cognitive process that leads to convictions
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revealing
1. the speech act of making something evident
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stripping
1. the removal of covering
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acquiring
1. the act of acquiring something
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schooling
1. the act of teaching at school
2. the process of being formally educated at a school
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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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detecting
1. a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
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cleansing
1. the act of making something clean
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resolving
1. analysis into clear-cut components
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importing
1. the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
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sparkling
1. a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
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repeating
1. the act of doing or performing again
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profiling
1. recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people
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exporting
1. the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country
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surveying
1. the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
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mastering
1. becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of
2. the act of making a master recording from which copies can be made
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wandering
1. travelling about without any clear destination
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engraving
1. a print made from an engraving
2. a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
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numbering
1. a numbered list
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preaching
1. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
2. a moralistic rebuke
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flowering
1. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
2. a developmental process
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approving
1. the formal act of approving
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informing
1. to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
2. a speech act that conveys information
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arranging
1. the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
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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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fostering
1. encouragement; aiding the development of something
2. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
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factoring
1. (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression
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polishing
1. the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
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lettering
1. letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
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weighting
1. (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
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embracing
1. the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
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grounding
1. education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
2. fastening electrical equipment to earth
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uplifting
1. the rise of something
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wellbeing
1. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
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bicycling
1. riding a bicycle
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shrinking
1. process or result of becoming less or smaller
2. the act of becoming less
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stitching
1. joining or attaching by stitches
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branching
1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches
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whitening
1. changing to a lighter color
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depicting
1. a representation by picture or portraiture
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soldering
1. fastening firmly together
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commuting
1. the travel of a commuter
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enclosing
1. the act of enclosing something inside something else
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smuggling
1. secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
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composing
1. the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
2. musical creation
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shielding
1. the act of shielding from harm
2. a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay
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rewriting
1. editing that involves writing something again
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vanishing
1. a sudden or mysterious disappearance
2. a sudden disappearance from sight
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unloading
1. the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.
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unfolding
1. a developmental process
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prompting
1. persuasion formulated as a suggestion
2. a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
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narrowing
1. an instance of becoming narrow
2. a decrease in width
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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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conveying
1. act of transferring property title from one person to another
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reckoning
1. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
2. a bill for an amount due
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tailoring
1. the occupation of a tailor
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trembling
1. a shaky motion
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lingering
1. the act of tarrying
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insisting
1. continual and persistent demands
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billabong
1. a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently
2. a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high
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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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squeezing
1. the act of gripping and pressing firmly
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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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appalling
1. an experience that appalls
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reclining
1. the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
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colouring
1. a digestible substance used to give color to food
2. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
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deepening
1. a process of becoming deeper and more profound
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boomerang
1. a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
2. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
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centering
1. the concentration of attention or energy on something
2. (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
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annealing
1. hardening something by heat treatment
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carpeting
1. floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
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skydiving
1. performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute
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schilling
1. formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
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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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inquiring
1. a request for information
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trampling
1. the sound of heavy treading or stomping
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tampering
1. the act of altering something secretly or improperly
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sprawling
1. an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
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surfacing
1. emerging to the surface and becoming apparent
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fledgling
1. any new participant in some activity
2. young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
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throbbing
1. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
2. a sound with a strong rhythmic beat
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whistling
1. the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
2. the act of whistling a tune
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shuffling
1. walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
2. the act of mixing cards haphazardly
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focussing
1. the concentration of attention or energy on something
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unveiling
1. putting on display for the first time
2. the act of beginning something new
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incurring
1. acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable)
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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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hijacking
1. robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
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equipping
1. the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war
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refueling
1. the activity of supplying or taking on fuel
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grappling
1. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
2. the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
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hammering
1. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
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lecturing
1. teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
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torturing
1. the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
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convening
1. the act of convening
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pampering
1. the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
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shadowing
1. the act of following someone secretly
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rationing
1. the act of rationing
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scrubbing
1. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
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dwindling
1. a becoming gradually less
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rejoicing
1. a feeling of great happiness
2. the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
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rehearing
1. the act of hearing again
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shivering
1. a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
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refilling
1. filling again by supplying what has been used up
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regaining
1. getting something back again
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thrusting
1. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
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squatting
1. exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
2. the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
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splashing
1. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
2. the act of scattering water about haphazardly
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hamstring
1. one of the tendons at the back of the knee
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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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censoring
1. counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
2. deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
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quarrying
1. the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry
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sprouting
1. the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
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summoning
1. calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
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indulging
1. the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
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darkening
1. changing to a darker color
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thrashing
1. a sound defeat
2. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
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quenching
1. the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
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anointing
1. the act of applying oil or an oily liquid
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simmering
1. cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
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flavoring
1. something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
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reverting
1. a failure to maintain a higher state
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twitching
1. a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
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bickering
1. a quarrel about petty points
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lessening
1. a change downward
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quivering
1. a shaky motion
2. the act of vibrating
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twinkling
1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
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caressing
1. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
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posturing
1. adopting a vain conceited posture
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disarming
1. act of reducing or depriving of arms
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balloting
1. a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
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debunking
1. the exposure of falseness or pretensions
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crackling
1. the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
2. the sharp sound of snapping noises
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muttering
1. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
2. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
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enlisting
1. the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)
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battering
1. the act of subjecting to strong attack
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dampening
1. the act of making something slightly wet
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picturing
1. visual imagery
2. visual representation as by photography or painting
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imparting
1. the transmission of information
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beheading
1. execution by cutting off the victim's head
2. killing by cutting off the head
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sheathing
1. protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
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withering
1. any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
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grumbling
1. a loud low dull continuous noise
2. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
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conceding
1. the act of conceding or yielding
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mistaking
1. putting the wrong interpretation on
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faltering
1. the act of pausing uncertainly
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dribbling
1. the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
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wrangling
1. an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
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gossiping
1. a conversation that spreads personal information about other people
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shrieking
1. sharp piercing cry
2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
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ploughing
1. tilling the land with a plow
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dithering
1. the process of representing intermediate colors by patterns of tiny colored dots that simulate the desired color
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lumbering
1. the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber
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threshing
1. the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw
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seafaring
1. the work of a sailor
2. travel by water
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hankering
1. a yearning for something or to do something
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tempering
1. hardening something by heat treatment
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relapsing
1. a failure to maintain a higher state
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clamoring
1. loud and persistent outcry from many people
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conjuring
1. calling up a spirit or devil
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neutering
1. the sterilization of an animal
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murmuring
1. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
2. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
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expelling
1. any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
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beholding
1. perception by means of the eyes
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expending
1. the act of spending money for goods or services
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plaything
1. an artifact designed to be played with
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festering
1. (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
2. a fluid product of inflammation
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thwarting
1. an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
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panelling
1. a panel or section of panels in a wall or door
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snuggling
1. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
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unknowing
1. ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
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marauding
1. Raiding and pillaging.
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unmasking
1. the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
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relishing
1. taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
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hatchling
1. any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
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9-Letter Nouns Ending With NG