8-letter words containing a, c, i, n, g
- carvings — Plural form of carving.
- castings — Plural form of casting.
- castling — the act of moving the king two squares laterally on the first rank and placing the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side or the queen's side
- catching — If an illness or a disease is catching, it is easily passed on or given to someone else.
- catering — Catering is the activity of providing food and drink for a large number of people, for example at weddings and parties.
- caudling — Present participle of caudle.
- caulking — to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc.
- caviling — Present participle of cavil.
- chaffing — good-natured ridicule or teasing; raillery.
- chagrins — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin.
- chainage — a length as measured by a surveyor's chain or tape.
- chaining — Present participle of chain.
- chairing — a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chalking — a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- champing — to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently: The horses champed the oats.
- chancing — the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency: Chance governs all.
- changing — not remaining the same; transient
- chanking — to eat noisily or greedily.
- channing — ˈWilliam Ellery (ˈɛləri ) ; elˈərē) 1780-1842; U.S. Unitarian leader & social critic
- chanting — Say or shout repeatedly in a sing-song tone.
- chapping — Present participle of chap.
- charging — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
- charking — charcoal (def 1).
- charming — If you say that something is charming, you mean that it is very pleasant or attractive.
- charring — Present participle of char.
- charting — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chasings — a design chased on metal.
- chasting — Present participle of chast.
- chatting — Present participle of chat.
- cheating — an instance of rule-breaking
- chekiang — Zhejiang
- chimango — Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
- chin-wag — to engage in informal or idle conversation; chat or gossip
- chinghai — Qinghai
- chingola — a town in N central Zambia.
- chingtao — Qingdao
- choaking — Present participle of choak.
- churinga — a sacred amulet of the native Australians
- cingular — ring-shaped; girdle-like
- citrange — a hybrid orange
- clacking — Present participle of clack.
- cladding — Cladding is a covering of tiles, wooden boards, or other material that is fixed to the outside of a building to protect it against bad weather or to make it look more attractive.
- claiming — to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one's right to: to claim payment for services.
- clamming — Present participle of clam.
- clamping — the immobilization of a car or other vehicle by means of a wheel clamp
- clanging — a clanging sound.
- clanking — a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other: the clank of chains; the clank of an iron gate slamming shut.
- clapping — to strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval: She clapped her hands in appreciation.
- clarting — Present participle of clart.
- clashing — to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.