11-letter words containing ng
- animalizing — Present participle of animalize.
- animatingly — in a quickening, stirring or energizing manner
- annual ring — a ring of wood indicating one year's growth, seen in the transverse section of stems and roots of woody plants growing in temperate climates
- anonymising — Present participle of anonymise.
- anti-ageing — of or relating to any product or procedure claiming to reverse or slow down the effects of ageing
- anti-busing — opposing legislation that requires the busing of students to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
- antianginal — An antianginal is any drug that reduces consumption of oxygen in the myocardium (= the muscular tissue of the heart) or increases oxygen supply to the myocardium to prevent symptoms of angina.
- antibugging — designed to detect and alert a person to the use of a secret listening device: to install antibugging equipment.
- antidumping — a method of trade protection intended to stop other countries dumping goods cheaply on a domestic market
- antifoaming — acting to prevent the formation of foam
- antifouling — (of a paint or other coating) inhibiting the growth of barnacles and other marine organisms on a ship's bottom
- antihunting — opposed to hunters or hunting practices
- antiquating — Present participle of antiquate.
- antiskating — of or relating to a control or adjustment on a record player that counteracts the tendency of the tone arm to be pulled inward by centripetal force.
- antismoking — intended to prevent people from smoking tobacco
- antiwhaling — opposed to whale fishing
- anzengruber — Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1839–89, Austrian playwright and novelist.
- apologising — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apologizing — Present participle of apologize.
- appallingly — causing dismay or horror: an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners.
- apparelling — Present participle of apparel.
- appealingly — evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, sympathy, or the like; attractive.
- appeasingly — in an appeasing manner
- appleringie — an aromatic shrubby wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of South Europe, having finely dissected leaves and small drooping heads of yellowish flowers
- approaching — coming closer in time
- approbating — Present participle of approbate.
- approvingly — to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration.
- aquaplaning — loss of contact with the road because of surface water
- aquatinting — Present participle of aquatint.
- arab spring — The Arab Spring is a period of time in and around 2011 to 2012 during which people in the Middle East and Africa tried to achieve democratic reforms.
- arbitrating — to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine.
- arc tangent — the angle, measured in radians, that has a tangent equal to a given number. Symbol: tan −1. Abbreviation: arc tan;
- arc welding — a technique in which metal is welded by heat generated by an electric arc struck between two electrodes or between one electrode and the metal workpiece
- archangelic — Theology. a chief or principal angel; in medieval angelology one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God. Compare angel (def 1).
- arkhangelsk — seaport in NW Russia, at the mouth of the Northern Dvina River: pop. 407,000
- arms-length — not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote: an arm's-length relationship.
- aromatizing — Present participle of aromatize.
- arrangeable — to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly: to arrange books on a shelf.
- arrangement — Arrangements are plans and preparations which you make so that something will happen or be possible.
- arrangments — Plural form of arrangement.
- arrestingly — attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile.
- as anything — You use as anything after an adjective to emphasize a quality that someone has.
- ascendingly — moving upward; rising.
- ass-kissing — the practice or an instance of attempting to curry favor by the excessive use of compliments, praise, or the like.
- assentingly — in a concurring or complying manner
- assessingly — So as to assess.
- associating — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- asterisking — Present participle of asterisk.
- astonishing — Something that is astonishing is very surprising.
- astringence — Alternative spelling of astringency.