7-letter words that end in ing
- housing — a covering of cloth for the back and flanks of a horse or other animal, for protection or ornament.
- houting — a European whitefish, Coregonus oxyrhynchus, that lives in salt water but spawns in freshwater lakes: a valued food fish
- howling — producing or uttering a howling noise: a howling mob.
- hsining — a city in and the capital of Qinghai province, in W central China.
- hubbing — the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- huffing — a mood of sulking anger; a fit of resentment: Just because you disagree, don't walk off in a huff.
- hugging — Present participle of hug.
- hulking — heavy and clumsy; bulky.
- hulling — the hollow, lowermost portion of a ship, floating partially submerged and supporting the remainder of the ship.
- humming — making a droning sound; buzzing.
- humping — a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
- hunting — an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- hurling — a forcible or violent throw; fling.
- hurting — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- hushing — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
- husking — the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn.
- husting — A platform where candidates in an election give speeches.
- hutting — a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- hymning — Present participle of hymn.
- i ching — an ancient Chinese book of divination and a source of Confucian and Taoist philosophy. Answers to questions and advice may be obtained by referring to the text accompanying one of 64 hexagrams, selected at random
- imaging — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- imbuing — to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
- inbeing — The fact or state of being in; existence in something else.
- inbring — to confiscate (the belongings of a condemned criminal), to seize by legal authority
- inching — a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- induing — Present participle of indue.
- ingoing — going in; entering.
- inkling — a slight suggestion or indication; hint; intimation: They hadn't given us an inkling of what was going to happen.
- inlying — located near the center or farther in; lying inside.
- inswing — (cricket) The swing of a ball through the air in a direction towards the batsman.
- inuring — to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to): inured to cold.
- ironing — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- issuing — the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.
- itching — of, relating to, or characterized by an irritating sensation of the skin.
- jabbing — a poke with the end or point of something; a sharp, quick thrust.
- jacking — any of various portable devices for raising or lifting heavy objects short heights, using various mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic methods.
- jagging — a sharp projection on an edge or surface.
- jailing — a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- jamming — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- jarring — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
- jeeping — (lowercase) to ride or travel in a jeep.
- jeering — to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don't jeer unless you can do better.
- jelling — to congeal; become jellylike in consistency.
- jelqing — The use of the jelq technique for penis enlargement.
- jerking — jerky2 .
- jesting — a joke or witty remark; witticism.
- jetting — a stream of a liquid, gas, or small solid particles forcefully shooting forth from a nozzle, orifice, etc.
- jialing — a river in central China, flowing E and S to the Yangtze River. 695 miles (1119 km) long.
- jibbing — to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
- jigging — a rapid, lively, springy, irregular dance for one or more persons, usually in triple meter.