8-Letter Words Ending With LING

Here's the list of all the 499 8-Letter Words Ending With LING in the English Language.

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handling
1. manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
2. the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
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gambling
1. the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
2. preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
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sterling
1. British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
2. highest in quality
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modeling
1. sculpture produced by molding
2. a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
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sampling
1. (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
2. items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
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enabling
1. providing legal power or sanction
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spelling
1. forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
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drilling
1. the act of drilling
2. the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
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dwelling
1. housing that someone is living in
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coupling
1. a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
2. a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
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tickling
1. the act of tickling
2. exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
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stealing
1. the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
2. avoiding detection by moving carefully
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swelling
1. an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
2. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
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settling
1. a gradual sinking to a lower level
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trailing
1. the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
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shilling
1. the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
2. the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
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doubling
1. increase by a factor of two
2. raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
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dazzling
1. amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
2. shining intensely
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chilling
1. the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
2. provoking fear or terror
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grilling
1. cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
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wheeling
1. propelling something on wheels
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crawling
1. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
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juggling
1. the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
2. throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
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rambling
1. spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
2. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
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leveling
1. changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
2. complete destruction of a building
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dangling
1. the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
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smelling
1. the act of perceiving the odor of something
2. (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous
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trolling
1. angling by drawing a baited line through the water
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sizzling
1. hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
2. characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement
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bustling
1. full of energetic and noisy activity
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tumbling
1. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
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puzzling
1. not clear to the understanding
2. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
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seedling
1. young plant or tree grown from a seed
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kneeling
1. supporting yourself on your knees
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tingling
1. a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings
2. exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
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bubbling
1. emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
2. marked by high spirits or excitement
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mingling
1. the action of people mingling and coming into contact
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bundling
1. a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
2. the act of binding something into a bundle
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starling
1. gregarious birds native to the Old World
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rattling
1. a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
2. extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
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dialling
1. operate a dial to select a telephone number
2. choose by means of a dial
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yearling
1. a young child who is just beginning to walk
2. a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth
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fiddling
1. (informal) small and of little importance
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stalling
1. a tactic used to mislead or delay
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shelling
1. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
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babbling
1. gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
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whirling
1. the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
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stifling
1. forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
2. characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
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meddling
1. the act of altering something secretly or improperly
2. intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
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fondling
1. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
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grueling
1. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
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baffling
1. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
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spoiling
1. the process of becoming spoiled
2. the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
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kindling
1. material for starting a fire
2. the act of setting something on fire
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fumbling
1. showing lack of skill or aptitude
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duckling
1. flesh of a young domestic duck
2. young duck
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rumbling
1. a loud low dull continuous noise
2. continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound
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humbling
1. causing awareness of your shortcomings
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paneling
1. a panel or section of panels in a wall or door
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growling
1. a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)
2. the sound of growling (as made by animals)
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peddling
1. the act of selling goods for a living
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suckling
1. an infant considered in relation to its nurse
2. a young mammal that has not been weaned
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cuddling
1. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
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fuelling
1. provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
2. provide with fuel
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rippling
1. a small wave on the surface of a liquid
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mumbling
1. indistinct enunciation
2. ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
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rustling
1. the stealing of cattle
2. a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
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bumbling
1. lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
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nestling
1. young bird not yet fledged
2. a young person of either sex
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trifling
1. the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
2. not worth considering
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guzzling
1. the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
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dumpling
1. small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
2. dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry
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haggling
1. an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
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middling
1. lacking exceptional quality or ability
2. to certain extent or degree
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tripling
1. increase by a factor of three
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wobbling
1. (of sound) fluctuating unsteadily
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tinkling
1. like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
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caroling
1. singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)
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8-Letter Words Ending With LING