9-letter words containing a, c, i, n, g
- nicaragua — a republic in Central America. 57,143 sq. mi. (148,000 sq. km). Capital: Managua.
- nictating — to wink.
- nightcaps — Plural form of nightcap.
- nigricant — black, blackish, or turning black
- nonacting — acting that is of poor quality or does not conform to conventional ideas of what constitutes acting
- noncaking — not liable to cake or to become compacted or crusty
- noncaring — Uncaring.
- nontragic — not tragic
- nostalgic — experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
- nugacious — trivial; unimportant or insignificant; nugatory.
- nyctalgia — night pain that occurs in the sleep.
- nystagmic — Exhibiting or pertaining to nystagmus (involuntary eye movement).
- outpacing — Present participle of outpace.
- packaging — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
- pancaking — a thin, flat cake of batter fried on both sides on a griddle or in a frying pan; griddlecake or flapjack.
- panegyric — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- panicking — a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- parceling — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- placating — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- plicating — Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- poignancy — the state or condition of being poignant.
- preaching — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- pugnacity — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- racegoing — that goes to races
- racketing — Slang. an occupation, livelihood, or business. an easy or profitable source of livelihood.
- rackingly — in a racking manner
- recalling — to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
- recapping — to recondition (a worn automobile tire) by cementing on a strip of prepared rubber and vulcanizing by subjecting to heat and pressure in a mold.
- recoinage — the act, process, or right of making coins.
- replacing — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- ring back — If you ring someone back, you phone them either because they phoned you earlier and you were not there or because you did not finish an earlier telephone conversation.
- sagenitic — relating to sagenite
- scantling — a timber of relatively slight width and thickness, as a stud or rafter in a house frame.
- scaringly — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- scramming — to go away; get out (usually used as a command): I said I was busy, so scram.
- scrapings — Scrapings are small amounts or pieces that have been scraped off something.
- scrapping — a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
- scrawling — to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner: He scrawled his name hastily across the blackboard.
- screaking — screeching or creaking
- screaming — uttering screams.
- searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- slingback — Also called sling. a woman's shoe with an open back and a strap or sling encircling the heel of the foot to keep the shoe secure.
- snatching — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- subcasing — a rough casing for a doorway or window.
- surfacing — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- swingback — (especially in political affairs) a return or reversion, as to previous opinion, custom, or ideology: We must fight any swingback to isolationism.
- ta ch'ing — Ch'ing.
- teachings — the act or profession of a person who teaches.
- terracing — a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- thatching — Also, thatching. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.