9-letter words containing h, i, r, n, g
- garnishee — to attach (money or property) by garnishment.
- garnisher — to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate.
- garnishes — Plural form of garnish.
- garnishor — (legal) A person who garnishes; one who obtains a garnishment against another.
- garnishry — an adornment or decoration
- gathering — a drawing together; contraction.
- gophering — any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
- grannyish — typical of or suitable for an elderly woman; old-fashioned
- granolith — a composition stone for pavements, made from crushed granite or the like and cement.
- greenfish — opaleye.
- greenwich — a borough in SE London, England: located on the prime meridian from which geographic longitude is measured; formerly the site of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
- grouching — Present participle of grouch.
- gynarchic — relating to gynarchy or rule by women
- hachuring — Present participle of hachure.
- hagridden — worried or tormented, as by a witch.
- hagriding — Present participle of hagride.
- haltering — Present participle of halter.
- hammering — The sound or action of hammering something.
- hampering — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- hamstring — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- handgrips — Plural form of handgrip.
- hang fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- hangaring — a shed or shelter.
- hankering — a longing; craving.
- harassing — to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
- harbinger — a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
- harboring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hard sign — the Cyrillic letter Ъ, ъ as used in Russian to indicate that the preceding consonant is not palatalized: not in official use since 1918.
- hardening — a material that hardens another, as an alloy added to iron to make steel.
- harkening — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- harlingen — a city in S Texas.
- harmdoing — the doing of harm
- harrowing — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- hazarding — Present participle of hazard.
- heartling — a term of endearment, little heart
- hectoring — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hellinger — Mark, 1903–47, U.S. writer and film producer.
- helsingor — a seaport on NE Zealand, in NE Denmark: the scene of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- helsingør — a port in NE Denmark, in NE Zealand: site of Kronborg Castle (16th century), famous as the scene of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Pop: 35 002 (2004 est)
- heralding — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- herringer — a person that catches herring
- hindering — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- hired gun — a person hired to kill someone, as a gunfighter or professional killer.
- hirelings — Plural form of hireling.
- hoardings — Plural form of hoarding.
- hollering — to cry aloud; shout; yell: Quit hollering into the phone.
- honouring — to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
- hooraying — Present participle of hooray.
- hoovering — to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
- humdinger — a person, thing, action, or statement of remarkable excellence or effect.