12-letter words that end in ng
- childminding — Childminding is looking after children when it is done by someone such as a childminder.
- childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
- chip carving — wood carving, usually executed with a knife and characterized by small incisions and simple geometrical patterns.
- chitchatting — light conversation; casual talk; gossip.
- chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
- cinema-going — regularly attending the cinema
- cinematizing — Present participle of cinematize.
- circumcising — Present participle of circumcise.
- circumfusing — Present participle of circumfuse.
- cirl bunting — a European passerine bird Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family Emberizidae
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
- clean eating — the practice of following a diet that contains only natural foods, and is low in sugar, salt, and fat
- clean-living — having a wholesome lifestyle
- clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area
- clickjacking — the practice of using a disguised hyperlink to direct an internet user to a website he or she does not wish to visit
- cliffhanging — Present participle of cliffhang.
- closefitting — fitting tightly, esp. in such a way as to show the contours of the body
- co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- cockfighting — The sport (illegal in certain countries) of setting two cocks to fight each other. Fighting cocks often have had their legs fitted with metal spurs.
- cockthrowing — the sport of knocking down, or killing, a cock that is tied to a post
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- cohabitating — cohabit.
- coir matting — a floor covering or packing material made of coir
- cold working — Cold working is a process in which metal is shaped at a fairly low temperature. This increases the metal's yield strength but makes it less ductile.
- come running — hurry, rush
- commentating — Present participle of commentate.
- compensating — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- complicating — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- compromising — If you describe information or a situation as compromising, you mean that it reveals an embarrassing or guilty secret about someone.
- concentering — (American spelling) alternative spelling of concentringt; present participle of concenter.
- concertgoing — the practice of attending concerts of music
- conciliating — to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over: to conciliate an angry competitor.
- concretizing — Present participle of concretize.
- condesending — Misspelling of condescending.
- conditioning — the learning process by which the behaviour of an organism becomes dependent on an event occurring in its environment
- conferencing — communication between three or more speakers at different locations
- confiscating — Present participle of confiscate.
- congregating — Present participle of congregate.
- conjecturing — the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
- conscripting — Present participle of conscript.
- consecrating — Present participle of consecrate.
- conservating — Present participle of conservate.
- consociating — Present participle of consociate.
- constipating — to cause constipation in; make costive.
- constituting — Present participle of constitute.
- constraining — Present participle of constrain.
- constricting — inhibiting; limiting