Words Containing ENING
Here's the list of all the 334 Words Containing ENING in the English Language.
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opening | 1. an open or empty space in or between things 2. a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise More Definitions → |
evening | 1. the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) 2. a later concluding time period More Definitions → |
listening | 1. the act of hearing attentively More Definitions → |
screening | 1. the display of a motion picture 2. fabric of metal or plastic mesh More Definitions → |
happening | 1. an event that happens More Definitions → |
gardening | 1. the cultivation of plants More Definitions → |
threatening | 1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments 2. darkened by clouds More Definitions → |
strengthening | 1. becoming stronger 2. the act of increasing the strength of something More Definitions → |
widening | 1. an increase in width 2. a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park More Definitions → |
awakening | 1. the act of waking 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 → |
meningitis | 1. infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea More Definitions → |
intervening | 1. occurring or falling between events or points in time 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 → |
broadening | 1. the act of making something wider 2. the action of making broader More Definitions → |
weakening | 1. becoming weaker 2. the act of reducing the strength of something More Definitions → |
fastening | 1. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place 2. the act of fastening things together More Definitions → |
hardening | 1. abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue 2. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization More Definitions → |
deepening | 1. a process of becoming deeper and more profound 2. accumulating and becoming more intense 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 → |
worsening | 1. process of changing to an inferior state 2. changing something with the result that it becomes worse 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 → |
greening | 1. the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored More Definitions → |
convening | 1. the act of convening More Definitions → |
thickening | 1. any material used to thicken 2. any thickened enlargement More Definitions → |
glistening | 1. reflecting light More Definitions → |
lengthening | 1. the act of prolonging something More Definitions → |
loosening | 1. an occurrence of control or strength weakening 2. the act of making something less tight More Definitions → |
sickening | 1. causing or able to cause nausea More Definitions → |
darkening | 1. changing to a darker color 2. becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over More Definitions → |
ripening | 1. coming to full development; becoming mature 2. acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time More Definitions → |
lessening | 1. a change downward More Definitions → |
deafening | 1. loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss More Definitions → |
dampening | 1. the act of making something slightly wet More Definitions → |
maddening | 1. extremely annoying or displeasing 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 → |
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 More Definitions → |
stiffening | 1. the act of becoming stiff 2. the process of becoming stiff or rigid More Definitions → |
disheartening | 1. destructive of morale and self-reliance More Definitions → |
frighteningly | 1. in a terrifying manner More Definitions → |
meningioma | 1. a tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord; usually slow growing and sometimes malignant More Definitions → |
heightening | 1. reaching a higher intensity More Definitions → |
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