7-letter words that end in ing
- kolding — a port in Denmark, in E Jutland at the head of Kolding Fjord (an inlet of the Little Belt). Pop: 54 941 (2004 est)
- konking — Present participle of konk.
- kooning — Willem [vil-uh m,, wil-] /ˈvɪl əm,, ˈwɪl-/ (Show IPA), 1904–97, U.S. painter, born in the Netherlands.
- kuching — a state in the federation of Malaysia, on NW Borneo: formerly a British crown colony (1946–63) and British protectorate (1888–1946). About 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Kuching.
- kunming — a province in S China. 168,417 sq. mi. (436,200 sq. km). Capital: Kunming.
- kything — Present participle of kythe.
- lacking — being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
- ladling — a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- lagging — one of the staves or strips that form the periphery of a wooden drum, the casing of a steam cylinder, or the like.
- lagting — the parliament of Norway, elected by popular vote, which is divided into the upper house (Lagting) comprising one quarter of the members, and the lower house (Odelsting) comprising the rest.
- lairing — Present participle of lair.
- lalling — to make imperfect l- or r- sounds, or both, often by substituting a w- like sound for r or l or a y- like sound for l.
- lambing — a young sheep.
- lamming — Present participle of lam.
- lamping — a source of intellectual or spiritual light: the lamp of learning.
- lancing — a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- landing — any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest.
- lansing — a state in the N central United States. 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Capital: Lansing. Abbreviation: MI (for use with zip code), Mich.
- lanting — Present participle of lant.
- lapping — (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline.
- lapsing — Present participle of lapse.
- lapwing — a large Old World plover, Vanellus vanellus, having a long, slender, upcurved crest, an erratic, flapping flight, and a shrill cry.
- larding — the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- larking — a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- lashing — the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- lasting — continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
- lathing — a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- lauding — to praise; extol.
- lazying — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- leading — made of or containing lead: a lead pipe; a lead compound.
- leafing — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- leaking — Present participle of leak.
- leaning — the act or state of leaning; inclination: The tower has a pronounced lean.
- leaping — Present participle of leap.
- leasing — a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- leaving — something that is left; residue.
- leching — to behave like a lecher (often followed by for or after).
- ledging — a relatively narrow, projecting part, as a horizontal, shelflike projection on a wall or a raised edge on a tray.
- leering — to look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intention: I can't concentrate with you leering at me.
- legging — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- lekking — a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- lemming — any of various small, mouselike rodents of the genera Lemmus, Myopus, and Dicrostonyx, of far northern regions, as L. lemmus, of Norway, Sweden, etc., noted for periodic mass migrations that sometimes result in mass drownings.
- lending — That lends.
- lensing — a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lessing — Doris (May) 1919–2013, British novelist in Africa; born in Persia; Nobel Prize in Literature 2007.
- letting — Archaic. to hinder, prevent, or obstruct.
- levying — an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- licking — a stroke of the tongue over something.
- lidding — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- lifting — Weightlifting; a form of exercise in which weights are lifted.