8-letter words containing g, u, n
- changeup — Alternative form of change-up.
- changhua — city in W Taiwan: pop. 186,000
- chequing — (British, and, Canada) alternative spelling of checking.
- chousing — Present participle of chouse.
- chucking — Machinery. to hold or secure with a chuck.
- chuffing — (intensifier)
- chugging — a large gulp or swallow: He finished his beer in two chugs.
- chumming — cut or ground bait dumped into the water to attract fish to the area where one is fishing.
- 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.
- 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
- clangour — a loud resonant often-repeated noise
- clausing — (shipping) present participle of clause.
- 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.
- clubbing — Clubbing is the activity of going to night clubs.
- clucking — Present participle of cluck.
- clumping — a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- clunking — a hard hit, especially on the head.
- cognatus — (legal) A person connected through cognation.
- conjugal — Conjugal means relating to marriage or a married couple's relationship , especially their sexual relationship.
- couching — a method of embroidery in which the thread is caught down at intervals by another thread passed through the material from beneath
- coughing — the action of expelling air or solid matter from the lungs abruptly and explosively through the partially closed vocal cords
- coughlin — Charles Edward ("Father Coughlin") 1891–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, activist, radio broadcaster, and editor, born in Canada.
- counting — Not counting a particular thing means not including that thing. Counting a particular thing means including that thing.
- coupling — A coupling is a device which is used to join two vehicles or pieces of equipment together.
- coursing — Coursing is a sport in which rabbits or hares are hunted with dogs.
- courting — Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
- cow dung — cow manure
- cruising — Present participle of cruise.
- crumbing — Present participle of crumb.
- crunking — Present participle of crunk.
- crushing — A crushing defeat, burden, or disappointment is a very great or severe one.
- crusting — Present participle of crust.
- cuddling — Present participle of cuddle.
- cultigen — a species of plant that is known only as a cultivated form and did not originate from a wild type
- cumbungi — any of various tall Australian marsh plants of the genus Typha
- cummings — Edward Estlin (ˈɛstlɪn), (preferred typographical representation of name e. e. cummings). 1894–1962, US poet
- curating — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- curdling — Present participle of curdle.
- currying — to rub and clean (a horse) with a currycomb.
- cuttings — Cuttings are small pieces of rock removed by the drill bit.
- cuttling — to fold (cloth) face to face after finishing.
- cygnus a — a strong radio source in the constellation Cygnus associated with a distant peculiar galaxy.
- daubigny — Charles François (ʃarl frɑ̃swa). 1817–78, French landscape painter associated with the Barbizon School
- daunting — Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.