9-letter words containing h, i, g, w, n
- whistling — an instrument for producing whistling sounds by means of the breath, steam, etc., as a small wooden or tin tube, a pipe, or a similar device with an air chamber containing a small ball that oscillates when air is forced through an opening, producing a high-pitched, warbling tone.
- whitening — a preparation for making something white; whiting.
- whitewing — a person who wears a white uniform, especially a public street cleaner.
- whittling — British Dialect. a knife, especially a large one, as a carving knife or a butcher knife.
- whiz-bang — Military. a small, high-speed shell whose sound as it flies through the air arrives almost at the same instant as its explosion.
- whizzbang — Military. a small, high-speed shell whose sound as it flies through the air arrives almost at the same instant as its explosion.
- whooshing — Present participle of whoosh.
- wickthing — a creeping animal, such as a woodlouse
- windtight — so tight as to prevent passage of wind or air.
- wing shot — a shot at a bird in flight.
- withering — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- withgoing — Present participle of withgo.
- wokingham — a unitary authority in SE England, in Berkshire. Pop: 151 200 (2003 est). Area: 179 sq km (69 sq miles)
- wreathing — a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
- wrenching — to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist: He wrenched the prisoner's wrist.
- wretching — Present participle of wretch.
- wuthering — (of wind) to blow fiercely.