8-letter words containing g, i, n, l
- buckling — Buckling happens when a force presses on a slender structure and makes it collapse.
- building — A building is a structure that has a roof and walls, for example a house or a factory.
- bulganin — Nikolai Aleksandrovich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1895–1975, Soviet statesman and military leader; chairman of the council of ministers (1955–58)
- bullgine — a steam locomotive
- bullring — A bullring is a circular area of ground surrounded by rows of seats where bullfights take place.
- bullying — the intimidation of weaker people
- bumbling — If you describe a person or their behaviour as bumbling, you mean that they behave in a confused, disorganized way, making mistakes and usually not achieving anything.
- bundling — several objects or a quantity of material gathered or bound together: a bundle of hay.
- bungling — to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job.
- burbling — the bubbling or gurgling sound of water
- bustling — to move or act with a great show of energy (often followed by about): He bustled about cooking breakfast.
- cackling — Present participle of cackle.
- cageling — a bird kept in a cage
- cajoling — Present participle of cajole.
- callings — Plural form of calling.
- candling — a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- cantling — a layer of burnt brick lying directly over a clamp of bricks being fired.
- caringly — In a caring manner.
- carlings — Plural form of carling.
- caroling — a song, especially of joy.
- 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
- 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.
- ceilings — Plural form of ceiling.
- chalking — a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- childing — bearing a child; pregnant
- chilling — If you describe something as chilling, you mean it is frightening.
- chingola — a town in N central Zambia.
- 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 .
- 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.
- 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.