8-letter words containing c, n, g
- chumping — the act of collecting wood for bonfires on Guy Fawkes Day
- chunking — the grouping together of a number of items by the mind, after which they can be remembered as a single item, such as a word or a musical phrase
- churinga — a sacred amulet of the native Australians
- churning — Churning water is moving about violently.
- churring — to make a characteristic shrill, trilling sound, as a grasshopper.
- cinching — a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- cingular — ring-shaped; girdle-like
- cingulum — a girdle-like part, such as the ridge round the base of a tooth or the band of fibres connecting parts of the cerebrum
- circling — a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- 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
- clangbox — a device fitted to a jet-engine to change the direction of thrust
- clangers — Plural form of clanger.
- clanging — a clanging sound.
- clangors — Plural form of clangor.
- clangour — a loud resonant often-repeated noise
- 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.
- clasping — (of a leaf) partly or wholly surrounding the stem.
- classing — Present participle of class.
- clausing — (shipping) present participle of clause.
- cleaning — the act of removing dirt or something undesirable
- clearing — A clearing is a small area in a forest where there are no trees or bushes.
- cleating — a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support: He nailed cleats into the sides of the bookcase to keep the supports from slipping.
- cleaving — Present participle of cleave.
- clefting — (medicine) The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
- clerking — Present participle of clerk.
- clicking — the sound made when hard objects briefly touch each other
- climbing — Climbing is the activity of climbing rocks or mountains.
- clingier — Comparative form of clingy.
- clinging — to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave: The children clung to each other in the dark.
- clinking — a clinking sound.
- clipping — A clipping is an article, picture, or advertisement that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
- clitting — Present participle of clit.
- cloaking — Present participle of cloak.
- clocking — Present participle of clock.
- clogging — to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up: to clog a drain.
- clomping — Present participle of clomp.
- clopping — a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- closings — Plural form of closing.
- clothing — Clothing is the things that people wear.
- clotting — Present participle of clot.
- clouding — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- clouting — Present participle of clout.