9-letter words containing w, i, g, n
- whangarei — a port in New Zealand, the northernmost city of North Island: oil refinery. Pop: 72 200 (2004 est)
- wheedling — to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
- wheelings — Plural form of wheeling.
- whiffling — to blow in light or shifting gusts or puffs, as the wind; veer or toss about irregularly.
- whingding — wing-ding.
- whingeing — Present participle of whinge.
- whiningly — With a whining sound.
- whinnying — Sound of a horse or a zebra.
- whippings — Plural form of whipping.
- whistling — an instrument for producing whistling sounds by means of the breath, steam, etc., as a small wooden or tin tube, a pipe, or a similar device with an air chamber containing a small ball that oscillates when air is forced through an opening, producing a high-pitched, warbling tone.
- whitening — a preparation for making something white; whiting.
- whitewing — a person who wears a white uniform, especially a public street cleaner.
- whittling — British Dialect. a knife, especially a large one, as a carving knife or a butcher knife.
- whiz-bang — Military. a small, high-speed shell whose sound as it flies through the air arrives almost at the same instant as its explosion.
- whizzbang — Military. a small, high-speed shell whose sound as it flies through the air arrives almost at the same instant as its explosion.
- whooshing — Present participle of whoosh.
- wickthing — a creeping animal, such as a woodlouse
- wildering — (botany) A plant growing in a state of nature, especially one that has run wild or escaped from cultivation.
- wildlings — Plural form of wildling.
- willinger — Comparative form of willing.
- willingly — disposed or consenting; inclined: willing to go along.
- willowing — any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork, etc. Compare willow family.
- windgalls — Plural form of windgall.
- windingly — With a winding motion or pattern.
- windowing — an opening in the wall of a building, the side of a vehicle, etc., for the admission of air or light, or both, commonly fitted with a frame in which are set movable sashes containing panes of glass.
- windtight — so tight as to prevent passage of wind or air.
- wineglass — a drinking glass, as a goblet, having a foot and a stem and used specifically for serving wine.
- wing back — In football, a wing back is a defender who also takes part in attacking play.
- wing bolt — a bolt with a head like a wing nut.
- wing case — elytron.
- wing flap — a control flap on the wing of an aeroplane
- wing flat — a flat, especially a two-fold, usually forming part of a unit of four panels of painted scenery.
- wing shot — a shot at a bird in flight.
- wing skid — a skid attached to the wing tip of an airplane to prevent it from touching the ground.
- wing-case — elytron.
- wing-ding — a noisy, exciting celebration or party.
- wingbacks — Plural form of wingback.
- wingbeats — Plural form of wingbeat.
- wingdings — Plural form of wingding.
- wingovers — Plural form of wingover.
- wingspans — Plural form of wingspan.
- winkingly — with a wink or winks
- winnebago — a member of a North American Indian tribe speaking a Siouan language closely related to Assiniboin, Teton, and Mandan, formerly located in Green Bay, Wis., now living in Green Bay and NE Nebraska.
- winningly — the act of a person or thing that wins.
- winnowing — to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities.
- wintering — Present participle of winter.
- withering — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- withgoing — Present participle of withgo.
- wittering — Present participle of witter.
- wittingly — knowing; aware; conscious.