8-letter words containing n, e, g, l, i
- longtime — existing, occurring, or continuing for a long period of time; longstanding: longtime friends celebrating 50 years of association.
- longview — a city in NE Texas.
- longwise — lengthwise
- lowering — comparative of low1 .
- lungeing — Present participle of lunge.
- maligned — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- maligner — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- malinger — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- measling — A form of delamination, or separation in a laminate material, resulting in a spotty appearance.
- medaling — a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like: a gold medal for the best swimmer.
- meddling — to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
- metaling — any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- milelong — extending for a mile: a milelong beach.
- modeling — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- narghile — a Middle Eastern tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water before reaching the lips; hookah.
- nargileh — Alternative form of narghile.
- needling — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
- negligee — a dressing gown or robe, usually of sheer fabric and having soft, flowing lines, worn by women.
- negrillo — a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, as a Pygmy.
- neologic — neologism.
- nestling — a young bird not yet old enough to leave the nest.
- netlingo — (computing) An on-line dictionary of more than 3000 terms, started in 1995 and updated monthly. NetLingo contains simple explanations and comprehensive coverage, including chat acronyms and smilies. It is also available in dead tree form.
- nettling — Present participle of nettle.
- newsgirl — a girl who sells or delivers newspapers.
- ngaliema — Mount, a mountain with two summits, in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: highest peak in the Ruwenzori group. 16,790 feet (5119 meters).
- nibelung — any of a race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure captured by Siegfried.
- oldening — Present participle of olden.
- on-glide — a transitional sound produced by the vocal organs in moving from an inactive position or a previous sound to the articulatory position necessary for producing a following sound. Compare off-glide (def 1).
- paneling — a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- pearling — a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11).
- pebbling — a small, rounded stone, especially one worn smooth by the action of water.
- pedaling — a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- peddling — trifling; paltry; piddling.
- peelings — Peelings are pieces of skin removed from vegetables and fruit.
- pelagian — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
- penlight — a flashlight similar in size and shape to a fountain pen.
- peopling — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
- pleading — the act of a person who pleads.
- pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- pleating — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- pledging — a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war.
- plingnet — UUCPNET. See also pling.
- popeling — a deputy or supporter of the Pope
- quelling — to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
- raveling — a tangle or complication.
- re-align — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- reedling — the bearded tit.
- regalian — of or relating to regalia or royalty
- regaling — to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight.
- reginald — a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “counsel and rule.”.