8-letter words that end in g
- meta tag — META element
- metablog — (neologism, Internet) a blog about blogs.
- metaling — any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- metering — an instrument for measuring, especially one that automatically measures and records the quantity of something, as of gas, water, miles, or time, when it is activated.
- miauling — Present participle of miaul.
- microlog — (architecture) A section of non-volitile memory used to record state information. Often used for retaining crash information after a reboot in embedded systems.
- micropig — A miniature breed of pig.
- middling — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- milelong — extending for a mile: a milelong beach.
- milk jug — a jug for holding and pouring milk, usually intended for use on the table
- milk leg — a painful swelling of the leg soon after childbirth, due to thrombosis of the large veins.
- mimeoing — Present participle of mimeo.
- mingling — Present participle of mingle.
- minoring — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- minuting — the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- misdoing — A misdeed.
- misusing — wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- mitching — Present participle of mitch.
- mitering — the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mizzling — Present participle of mizzle.
- modeling — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- moneybag — a bag for money.
- mooching — Present participle of mooch.
- moon bag — a small bag worn on a belt, round the waist
- moon dog — paraselene.
- moon-dog — paraselene.
- morphing — Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment. Compare allomorph (def 2).
- mortling — wool obtained from dead sheep.
- moseying — Present participle of mosey.
- moss hag — an area, pit, or hole from which peat has been dug.
- motoring — a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- mottling — to mark or diversify with spots or blotches of a different color or shade.
- mouching — to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
- moulding — a growth of minute fungi forming on vegetable or animal matter, commonly as a downy or furry coating, and associated with decay or dampness.
- moulting — Present participle of moult.
- mounding — a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.
- mounting — A backing, setting, or support for something.
- mourning — The expression of deep sorrow for someone who has died, typically involving following certain conventions such as wearing black clothes.
- mouthing — the action of speaking in a meaningless, bombastic, or hypocritical manner.
- mr---big — a man having the highest authority, control, prestige, or influence in a group, field, situation, or the like, especially in the underworld.
- muddling — Present participle of muddle.
- muddying — Cause to become covered in or full of mud.
- muffling — Present participle of muffle.
- mulching — (agriculture) Used for applying a mulch.
- mulcting — Present participle of mulct.
- mumbling — to speak in a low indistinct manner, almost to an unintelligible extent; mutter.
- munching — to chew with steady or vigorous working of the jaws, often audibly.
- muscling — Present participle of muscle.
- musicing — The art or process of making music.
- musk bag — the musk-secreting gland of a male musk deer.