9-letter words containing r, i, n, g
- kissinger — Henry A(lfred) born 1923, U.S. statesman, born in Germany: secretary of state 1973–77; Nobel Peace Prize 1973.
- koshering — Present participle of kosher.
- labouring — (British, Canada) present participle of labour.
- lackering — to coat with lacquer.
- laddering — Present participle of ladder.
- land girl — a girl or woman who does farm work, esp in wartime
- largition — an act of, or the quality of, generosity or largesse
- lariating — Present participle of lariat.
- larruping — very; exceedingly: That was a larruping good meal.
- lathering — foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- lautering — The step or process in brewing beer which separates the mash into clear liquid wort and grain.
- lawyering — a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
- learnings — knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
- lechering — a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- lecturing — Present participle of lecture.
- leeringly — In a leering manner.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- lengthier — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- leningrad — a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg (def 1)
- lettering — a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- librating — Present participle of librate.
- lightener — That which lightens.
- ligniform — having the form of wood; resembling wood, as a variety of asbestos.
- limbering — Present participle of limber.
- lindbergh — Anne (Spencer) Morrow, 1906–2001, U.S. writer (wife of Charles Augustus Lindbergh).
- lindegren — Erik (Johan) [ey-rik yoo-hahn] /ˈeɪ rɪk ˈyu hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1910–68, Swedish poet and literary critic.
- lingberry — The lingonberry.
- lingereth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of linger.
- lingering — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- linking r — the r- sound as reintroduced into an utterance where there is an r in the spelling by speakers of an r- dropping dialect when a postvocalic r they would normally drop, as in the pronunciation of far as [fah] /fɑ/ (Show IPA) becomes intervocalic, as in far away pronounced as [fahr-uh-wey] /ˈfɑr əˈweɪ/ (Show IPA).
- liquoring — Present participle of liquor.
- littering — objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- lohengrin — the son of Parzival, and a knight of the Holy Grail.
- loitering — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
- long iron — a club, as a driving iron, midiron, or mid-mashie, with a long shaft and an iron head the face of which has little slope, for hitting long, low shots.
- longhairs — Plural form of longhair.
- longicorn — having long antennae.
- longliner — a commercial fishing vessel that uses a longline.
- longtimer — One who has been a resident, member, etc. for a long time.
- lordlings — Plural form of lordling.
- lowriding — the practice of traveling in a lowrider.
- lumbering — timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- lurkingly — So as to lurk; in sinister concealment.
- lustering — the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin.
- magaziner — Someone who writes for a magazine.
- magnifier — a person or thing that magnifies.
- main drag — the main street of a city or town; main stem.
- maistring — ruling or subduing
- malingers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malinger.
- malingery — The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.