8-letter words containing d, i, n, g, l
- diligent — constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student.
- diluting — Present participle of dilute.
- dimpling — a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
- disloign — to put at a distance
- dog nail — a nail having a head projecting to one side.
- dollying — Present participle of dolly.
- doodling — a design, figure, or the like, made by idle scribbling.
- dotingly — In a doting manner.
- doubling — anything that is twofold in size or amount or twice the usual size, quantity, strength, etc.
- doweling — Also called dowel pin. Carpentry. a pin, usually round, fitting into holes in two adjacent pieces to prevent their slipping or to align them.
- dragline — a rope dragging from something; dragrope.
- draglink — (engineering) A link connecting the cranks of two shafts.
- drawling — an act or utterance of a person who drawls.
- drilling — a small furrow made in the soil in which to sow seeds.
- drolling — amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
- drooling — to water at the mouth, as in anticipation of food; salivate; drivel.
- duckling — a young duck.
- duelling — a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- dukeling — an inferior or minor duke
- dumpling — a rounded mass of steamed and seasoned dough, often served in soup or with stewed meat.
- dunghill — a heap of dung.
- dwelling — Machinery. a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle. a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
- engirdle — Surround; encircle.
- euglenid — A kind of flagellate distinguished mainly by the presence of a pellicle composed of proteinaceous strips underneath the cell membrane, supported by dorsal and ventral microtubules.
- fiddling — trifling; trivial: a fiddling sum of money.
- fielding — an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
- finagled — Simple past tense and past participle of finagle.
- fledging — to bring up (a young bird) until it is able to fly.
- flooding — a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
- foldings — Plural form of folding.
- fondling — to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress: to fondle a precious object; to fondle a child.
- fuddling — Present participle of fuddle.
- galenoid — relating to or resembling galena
- geldings — Plural form of gelding.
- girdling — a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- gladding — Present participle of glad.
- goldmine — Alternative spelling of gold mine.
- gridelin — a greyish violet colour
- guddling — Present participle of guddle.
- handling — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- headling — (obsolete) An equal; a fellow; mate.
- hidlings — in secret, secretly
- highland — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
- hindlegs — Plural form of hindleg.
- holdings — An area of land held by lease.
- huddling — Present participle of huddle.
- hurdling — (athletics) A track and field running event where the runners have to jump over a number of hurdles.
- illuding — Present participle of illude.
- indignly — in an indign manner
- indulged — to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed by in): Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.