9-letter words containing g, i, l, n
- signorial — relating to a signoria
- silencing — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- silvering — Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- singalong — group singing session
- singingly — in a singing manner
- singledom — the state of being unmarried or not involved in a long-term relationship
- singleton — a person or thing occurring singly, especially an individual set apart from others.
- singspiel — a German opera, especially of the 18th century, using spoken dialogue and resembling ballad opera.
- singulary — (of an operator) monadic
- singultus — a hiccup.
- slaveling — a person in a condition of servility or slavery.
- slavering — to let saliva run from the mouth; slobber; drool.
- sleighing — a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- sleuthing — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
- slidingly — in a smooth, sliding manner
- slighting — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- sling off — to laugh or jeer (at)
- 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.
- slingshot — a Y -shaped stick with an elastic strip between the prongs for shooting stones and other small missiles.
- slip ring — a metal ring, usually of copper or cast iron, mounted so that current may be conducted through stationary brushes into or out of a rotating member.
- slivering — a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- sloganize — to make a slogan of; express as a slogan: to sloganize one's opinions.
- sloughing — the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- slurrying — a thin mixture of an insoluble substance, as cement, clay, or coal, with a liquid, as water or oil.
- smilingly — If someone does something smilingly, they smile as they do it.
- smuggling — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
- sniveling — to weep or cry with sniffling.
- soakingly — so as to saturate or soak
- soaringly — in a soaring manner
- sobbingly — in a sobbing manner
- soldering — any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- spanglish — Spanish spoken with a large admixture of English, especially American, words and expressions.
- sparingly — economical (often followed by in or of).
- sparkling — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
- spindling — spindle side.
- spiraling — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- splinting — a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- splitting — that has undergone splitting; parted lengthwise; cleft.
- sporeling — Botany, Mycology. the young individual developed from a spore.
- sprawling — to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
- springald — a youth; young fellow.
- springlet — a small spring of water.
- squalling — the act or sound of squalling: The baby's squall was heard next door.
- stag line — the men at a social gathering who are not accompanied by a date or dancing partner.
- staringly — in a staring way
- startling — creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing.
- steepling — an ornamental construction, usually ending in a spire, erected on a roof or tower of a church, public building, etc.
- steerling — a young or small steer
- stickling — the act or practice of making insistent demands
- stingbull — Trachinus draco, a species of fish with venomous spines on their dorsal fins that are capable of wounding humans