11-letter words that end in ing
- animalizing — Present participle of animalize.
- annual ring — a ring of wood indicating one year's growth, seen in the transverse section of stems and roots of woody plants growing in temperate climates
- anonymising — Present participle of anonymise.
- anti-ageing — of or relating to any product or procedure claiming to reverse or slow down the effects of ageing
- anti-busing — opposing legislation that requires the busing of students to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
- antibugging — designed to detect and alert a person to the use of a secret listening device: to install antibugging equipment.
- antidumping — a method of trade protection intended to stop other countries dumping goods cheaply on a domestic market
- antifoaming — acting to prevent the formation of foam
- antifouling — (of a paint or other coating) inhibiting the growth of barnacles and other marine organisms on a ship's bottom
- antihunting — opposed to hunters or hunting practices
- antiquating — Present participle of antiquate.
- antiskating — of or relating to a control or adjustment on a record player that counteracts the tendency of the tone arm to be pulled inward by centripetal force.
- antismoking — intended to prevent people from smoking tobacco
- antiwhaling — opposed to whale fishing
- apologising — to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury: He apologized for accusing her falsely.
- apologizing — Present participle of apologize.
- apparelling — Present participle of apparel.
- approaching — coming closer in time
- approbating — Present participle of approbate.
- aquaplaning — loss of contact with the road because of surface water
- aquatinting — Present participle of aquatint.
- arab spring — The Arab Spring is a period of time in and around 2011 to 2012 during which people in the Middle East and Africa tried to achieve democratic reforms.
- arbitrating — to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine.
- arc welding — a technique in which metal is welded by heat generated by an electric arc struck between two electrodes or between one electrode and the metal workpiece
- aromatizing — Present participle of aromatize.
- as anything — You use as anything after an adjective to emphasize a quality that someone has.
- ass-kissing — the practice or an instance of attempting to curry favor by the excessive use of compliments, praise, or the like.
- associating — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- asterisking — Present participle of asterisk.
- astonishing — Something that is astonishing is very surprising.
- attempering — Present participle of attemper.
- attenuating — to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value: to attenuate desire.
- attributing — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- auditioning — Present participle of audition.
- auspicating — Present participle of auspicate.
- authorising — Present participle of authorise.
- authorizing — Present participle of authorize.
- auto racing — the sport of racing automobiles in which drivers compete against each other on a course designed for racing or on closed public roads.
- autoclaving — Present participle of autoclave.
- autoloading — self-loading
- autozeroing — (electronics) A sampling technique that measures an offset from zero and later compensates by subtracting the difference.
- babysitting — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
- backcasting — Present participle of backcast.
- backfilling — material used for refilling an excavation.
- backflowing — Flowing backwards.
- backhanding — Present participle of backhand.
- backlashing — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
- backlisting — Present participle of backlist.
- backloading — to defer to a later date, as wages, benefits, or costs: The union agreed to back-load pay raises.
- backlogging — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.