8-letter words containing r, i, n, g
- rivaling — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- riveting — a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- roaching — Nautical. the upward curve at the foot of a square sail. (loosely) a convexity given to any of the edges of a sail; round.
- roarming — severe
- roasting — roasted: roast beef.
- robosign — to sign (a document) without reviewing its contents or supporting documents: The bank instructed employees to robosign piles of mortgages.
- rockling — any of several small cods of the genera Enchalyopus and Gaidropsarus, found in the North Atlantic.
- rodeoing — a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- roebling — John Augustus, 1806–69, U.S. engineer, born in Germany: pioneer of wire-rope suspension bridges, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- rogation — Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- roosting — a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rotating — to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
- rounding — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- routeing — (networking) (US "routing") /roo'ting/ The process, performed by a router, of selecting the correct interface and next hop for a packet being forwarded. This is the British and international standard spelling. See also Exterior Gateway Protocol, Interior Gateway Protocol.
- rovingly — in a roving manner
- roweling — a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
- rsvp'ing — to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
- ruffling — to beat (a drum) in this manner.
- rugbeian — of or relating to Rugby School
- rumbling — a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound: the rumble of tanks across a bridge.
- run high — If people's feelings are running high, they are very angry, concerned, or excited.
- rustling — to make a succession of slight, soft sounds, as of parts rubbing gently one on another, as leaves, silks, or papers.
- salering — an enclosed area for livestock at market
- salinger — J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sanglier — a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
- savoring — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- scarfing — a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- scarring — a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scorning — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
- scouring — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scraping — an act or instance of scraping.
- scribing — scriber.
- scroggin — a tramper's home-made high-calorie sweetmeat
- seigneur — a lord, especially a feudal lord.
- seignior — a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
- sharking — a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
- sharping — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- shearing — Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb) scissors of large size (usually used with pair of). any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- sheering — to deviate from a course, as a ship; swerve.
- shirking — to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
- shirring — to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
- shirting — any shirt fabric, as broadcloth or oxford.
- shorting — having little length; not long.
- showring — an area where animals are displayed for sale or competition
- sign for — acknowledge receipt
- signieur — a lord
- signiory — seigniory.
- signoret — Simone (simɔ̃), original name Simone Kaminker. 1921–85, French stage and film actress, whose films include La Ronde (1950), Casque d'Or (1952), Room at the Top (1958), and Ship of Fools (1965): married the actor and singer Yves Montand (1921–91)
- signoria — the government of an Italian city-state
- singular — extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success.