12-letter words that end in ng
- fair housing — the sale and rental of private housing free of discriminatory practices or policies.
- fan vaulting — a system of fan vaults.
- fanaticizing — Present participle of fanaticize.
- fancy diving — diving competition from a springboard into water, the contestants being judged chiefly by their grace and control in executing a specified series of dives in a prescribed manner.
- far-reaching — extending far in influence, effect, etc.: the far-reaching effect of his speech.
- fare-dodging — the practice of trying to travel on public transport without paying the fare
- fast-flowing — water: rapid
- fast-growing — growing very quickly
- fast-selling — selling quickly and in large quantities
- faultfinding — the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
- federalizing — Present participle of federalize.
- felicitating — to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.
- fell-walking — the sport of hiking over fells
- fellow being — if you refer to someone as a fellow being, you are emphasizing that you and they are human beings and have things in common
- fibrillating — Present participle of fibrillate.
- file-sharing — File-sharing is a method of distributing computer files, for example files containing music, among a large number of users.
- film-coating — Film-coating is a process in which a tablet, capsule, or pellet is covered by a thin layer of film to protect it or make it easier to swallow.
- fire setting — an ancient method of shattering rock by building a fire against it so as to cause it to split as a result of uneven internal stresses.
- fire walking — a religious rite in which people walk barefoot over white-hot ashes, stones, etc
- firefighting — a person who fights destructive fires.
- fireproofing — the act or process of rendering fireproof.
- first string — composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute): the first-string team.
- first-string — composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute): the first-string team.
- fish farming — the job of rearing fish for commercial purposes
- flabagasting — Present participle of flabagast.
- flagellating — Present participle of flagellate.
- flash drying — Flash drying is a stage in a process to make something bigger, in which a paste-like feed is broken up and dried at the same time.
- flat-hunting — the activity of looking for a flat in which to live
- flesh-eating — habitually eating flesh; carnivorous
- flimflamming — Present participle of flimflam.
- flocculating — Present participle of flocculate.
- flop forging — forging of both sides of a piece from the same die, the sides being identical.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- fluorinating — Present participle of fluorinate.
- folk singing — the singing of folk songs, especially by a group of people.
- foot-binding — (formerly in China) the act or practice of tightly binding the feet of infant girls to keep the feet as small as possible.
- footdragging — the act or practice of acting with deliberate slowness
- footslogging — Present participle of footslog.
- forebuilding — (architecture,historical) An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- foretokening — Indication in advance.
- form-fitting — Form-fitting clothes fit very closely to the body of the person who is wearing them. Form-fitting is usually used to describe clothes worn by women.
- fort benning — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in W Georgia, S of Columbus; the largest infantry post in the U.S.
- foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
- four-walling — a form of distribution and exhibition, esp. of films, in which a distributor or producer rents a theater for a fixed amount, pays all advertising and operating costs, and collects all box-office receipts
- fraternising — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- fraternizing — Present participle of fraternize.
- free running — Free running is the activity of running through areas in a town, using skilful movements to jump over walls and other objects.
- free skating — a freestyle competition with no required elements, in which skaters perform an original program of jumps, spins, sequences, etc., to music of their choice.