8-letter words that end in g
- livening — Present participle of liven.
- livering — Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- lobbying — an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
- locating — Present participle of locate.
- lodgeing — Obsolete form of lodging.
- logining — a username and password that allows a person to log in to a computer system, network, mobile device, or user account.
- lollygag — lallygag.
- long leg — a fielding position on the leg side near the boundary almost directly behind the batsman's wicket
- long pig — (among the Maori and Polynesian peoples) human flesh as food for cannibals.
- longkang — (Singapore, Malaysia) drain.
- lordling — a minor, unimportant, or petty lord.
- lounging — (of a garment) worn for leisure, as at home: lounging robe; lounging jacket.
- louvring — to make a louver in; add louvers to: to louver a door.
- lovesong — Alternative spelling of love song.
- lowering — comparative of low1 .
- lunching — a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- lundberg — George A(ndrew) 1895–1966, U.S. sociologist and author.
- lüneburg — a city in N Germany, in Lower Saxony: capital of the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1235 to 1369; prominent Hanse town; saline springs. Pop: 70 614 (2003 est)
- lungeing — Present participle of lunge.
- lurching — Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
- lustring — the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin.
- luxating — Present participle of luxate.
- lynching — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- m-prolog — 1. Marseille Prolog. 2. An extension to Prolog involving modules.
- mafeking — a town in N Republic of South Africa: former administrative seat of Bechuanaland; besieged for 217 days by Boers 1899–1900.
- mafikeng — a town in N South Africa: besieged by the Boers for 217 days (1899–1900) during the second Boer War: administrative headquarters of the British protectorate of Bechuanaland until 1965, although outside its borders. Pop: 23 650 (2001)
- magelang — a city on central Java, in Indonesia.
- mah jong — a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.
- mahjongg — Alternative spelling of mahjong.
- majoring — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
- manacing — Present participle of manace.
- managing — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- mangling — to smooth or press with a mangle.
- mantling — a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- manuring — excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- marbling — metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- marching — to touch at the border; border.
- marrying — to take in marriage: After dating for five years, I finally asked her to marry me.
- masoning — Present participle of mason.
- matching — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- maturing — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- maudling — Present participle of maudle.
- mealybug — any of several scalelike, homopterous insects of the families Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae that are covered with a powdery wax secretion and feed on plants.
- measling — A form of delamination, or separation in a laminate material, resulting in a spotty appearance.
- medaling — a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like: a gold medal for the best swimmer.
- meddling — to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
- menacing — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- meriting — Present participle of merit.
- mesh bag — bag made of netting