8-letter words containing v, i, g, n
- 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.
- rovingly — in a roving manner
- rsvp'ing — to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
- savaging — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- savoring — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- shelving — material for shelves.
- sleaving — to divide or separate into filaments, as silk.
- sleeving — the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular.
- starving — very hungry
- striving — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- svengali — a person who completely dominates another, usually with selfish or sinister motives.
- thieving — to take by theft; steal.
- thriving — to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- ungiving — inflexible; stubborn
- unloving — feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances.
- unmoving — not moving; still; motionless.
- unwaving — a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.
- v region — variable region.
- v-engine — an internal-combustion engine having two opposed banks of cylinders inclined so that they form a V -shaped angle.
- vacating — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
- vaginant — (of a leaf) sheathing its stem or branch with its base
- vaginate — having a vagina or sheath; sheathed.
- vaginula — a little sheath, as found on the stalk of mosses
- valeting — a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- vaporing — that gives forth vapor.
- varginha — a city in E Brazil.
- vaulting — the act of vaulting.
- vaunting — having a boastfully proud disposition: a vaunting dictator.
- veganism — a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.
- vicinage — the region near or about a place; vicinity.
- vietcong — a Communist-led army and guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought its government and was supported by North Vietnam.
- vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- vigneron — a winemaker.
- vignette — a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter.
- vinegary — of the nature of or resembling vinegar; sour; acid: a vinegary taste.
- vinology — the scientific study of wines and winemaking
- vintager — a person who helps in the harvest of grapes for winemaking.
- virginal — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a virgin: virginal purity.
- virginia — a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast: part of the historical South. 40,815 sq. mi. (105,710 sq. km). Capital: Richmond. Abbreviation: VA (for use with zip code), Va.
- virogene — a type of virus-forming gene
- visiting — to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris.
- vlogging — a blog that features mostly videos rather than text or images.
- vogueing — a dance style of the late 1980s, in which a fashion model's movements and postures are imitated in a highly stylized manner
- vomiting — act of being sick
- vouching — to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually followed by for): Her record in office vouches for her integrity.
- voyaging — a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
- wavering — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- weavings — Plural form of weaving.
- wingover — an airplane maneuver involving a steep, climbing turn to a near stall, then a sharp drop of the nose, a removal of bank, and a final leveling off in the opposite direction.