8-letter words containing yin
- jemmying — Present participle of jemmy.
- jimmying — a short crowbar.
- jollying — Present participle of jolly.
- kuan yin — a female Chinese Bodhisattva of compassion, regarded as the protector of women and children and patron of sailors
- kwan-yin — one of the Chinese female Boddhisattvas, noted for her kindness: often considered an aspect of Avalokitesvara.
- lobbying — an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
- lying-in — the state of being in childbed; confinement.
- marrying — to take in marriage: After dating for five years, I finally asked her to marry me.
- moseying — Present participle of mosey.
- muddying — Cause to become covered in or full of mud.
- myingyan — a city in central Burma.
- nannying — Present participle of nanny.
- outlying — lying at a distance from the center or the main body; remote; out-of-the-way: outlying military posts.
- outvying — to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority: Swimmers from many nations were vying for the title.
- partying — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- plyingly — in a plying manner
- pryingly — in a prying manner
- pyinkado — a leguminous tree, Xylia xylocarpa (or dolabriformis), native to India and Myanmar
- querying — a question; an inquiry.
- rallying — the sport of driving in automobile rallies.
- readying — completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- relaying — re-lay.
- splaying — to spread out, expand, or extend.
- straying — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
- studying — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- stymying — Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
- tallying — an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- tarrying — to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
- toadying — an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- unifying — bringing about unification
- wearying — Causing tiredness; tiring.
- worrying — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- yin-yang — (in Chinese philosophy and religion) two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin) and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang) whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things.
- yinchuan — an administrative division in N China. 25,640 sq. mi. (66,400 sq. km). Capital: Yinchuan.
- yinglish — English characterized by a large number of Yiddish words and expressions.