9-letter words containing g, i, l, n
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- qian long — original name Hong-li. 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Qing dynasty. He expanded the Chinese empire and was a patron of the arts
- quakingly — In a quaking fashion, especially with fear.
- quibbling — characterized by or consisting of quibbles; carping; niggling: quibbling debates.
- quinology — The science of the cultivation of cinchona and its use in medicine as quinine.
- quislings — Plural form of quisling.
- rackingly — in a racking manner
- railingly — in a complaining or disgruntled manner
- ramblings — If you describe a speech or piece of writing as someone's ramblings, you are saying that it is meaningless because the person who said or wrote it was very confused or insane.
- range oil — oil suitable for burning as the fuel of a kitchen stove.
- raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- ravelling — to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
- realising — to grasp or understand clearly.
- realizing — to grasp or understand clearly.
- rebelling — a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- recalling — to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
- reclining — person: lying back
- recoiling — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
- recycling — to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse: recycling paper to save trees.
- redlining — Automotive. the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm. a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
- reelingly — in a reeling or unsteady manner
- reflowing — an occurrence of flowing again
- regiminal — relating to a regimen
- relenting — to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.
- relieving — to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- relishing — liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- reloading — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- repelling — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- replacing — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- repolling — a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- repulsing — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
- rerailing — the replacement of existing rails on a railway line
- reshingle — to put new shingles on; shingle again
- resoiling — to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- resulting — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- retailing — the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retelling — a new, and often updated or retranslated, version of a story.
- retitling — the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- retooling — to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- revealing — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- revelling — to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in): to revel in luxury.
- revolting — disgusting; repulsive: a revolting sight.
- revolving — that revolves: a revolving table top.
- rewilding — to introduce (animals or plants) to their original habitat or to a habitat similar to their natural one: proposals to rewild elephants to the American plains.
- rheingold — See The Ring of the Nibelung.
- rhigolene — a petroleum distillate intermediate between cymogene and gasoline, formerly used to produce local anesthesia by freezing.
- rhinology — the science dealing with the nose and its diseases.
- ridgeline — a line formed along the highest points of a mountain ridge.
- ridgeling — any male animal, especially a colt, with undescended testicles.
- ring-pull — A ring-pull is a metal strip that you pull off the top of a can of drink in order to open it.