13-letter words that end in ng
- early closing — shop closure at earlier hour
- early warning — An early warning system warns people that something bad is likely to happen, for example that a machine is about to stop working, or that a country is being attacked.
- early-evening — taking place or being presented in the early part of the evening
- early-morning — taking place or being presented in the early part of the morning
- easter egging — (jargon) (IBM, From the custom of the Easter Egg hunt observed in the US and many parts of Europe) The act of replacing unrelated components more or less at random in the hope that a malfunction will go away. Hackers consider this the normal operating mode of field circus techs and do not love them for it. Compare Easter egg, shotgun debugging.
- easter rising — an armed insurrection in Dublin in 1916 against British rule in Ireland: the insurgents proclaimed the establishment of an independent Irish republic before surrendering, 16 of the leaders later being executed
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- echo sounding — the determining of depth of water by means of a device (echo sounder) that measures the time required for a sound wave to be reflected from the bottom: a similar process (echo ranging) is used to measure the distance to an underwater object
- eco-labelling — the practice or system of using eco-labels
- electrocuting — Present participle of electrocute.
- electrolyzing — Present participle of electrolyze.
- electrostrong — (physics) describing the combination of the electromagnetic and strong nuclear forces.
- electrotyping — The act or process of making electrotypes.
- encapsulating — Present participle of encapsulate.
- enculturating — Present participle of enculturate.
- energy saving — the fact of saving energy, or amount of energy saved
- energy-giving — containing ingredients designed to boost the eater's or drinker's energy, esp before, during, or after exercise
- enfranchising — Present participle of enfranchise.
- equilibrating — Present participle of equilibrate.
- equivalencing — Present participle of equivalence.
- eternity ring — a ring given as a token of lasting affection, esp one set all around with stones to symbolize continuity
- etherealizing — Present participle of etherealize.
- etymologizing — Present participle of etymologize.
- euthanatizing — Present participle of euthanatize.
- eve's pudding — a baked sponge pudding with a layer of apple at the bottom
- evil-smelling — having an very offensive smell
- expectorating — Present participle of expectorate.
- experimenting — Present participle of experiment.
- expostulating — Present participle of expostulate.
- expropriating — Present participle of expropriate.
- extemporising — Present participle of extemporise.
- extemporizing — Present participle of extemporize.
- exteriorizing — Present participle of exteriorize.
- exterminating — Present participle of exterminate.
- externalising — Present participle of externalise.
- externalizing — Present participle of externalize.
- extinguishing — Present participle of extinguish.
- extrapolating — Present participle of extrapolate.
- extravasating — Present participle of extravasate.
- face painting — art of decorating the face with paint
- faith healing — healing effected through prayer or religious faith; divine healing.
- familiarising — Present participle of familiarise.
- familiarizing — Present participle of familiarize.
- farmer's lung — a lung disorder caused by inhalation of moldy hay dust, marked by shortness of breath, dry cough, and weight loss.
- fast-breaking — (of a news story) occurring suddenly, and often portending a series of events or further developments in rapid succession.
- fast-tracking — the practice of speeding up the progress of a project or person
- fault-finding — the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
- fearmongering — The action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue.
- fee-splitting — the practice of dividing a fee for professional services between two professional persons, as between a referring doctor and a specialist, without the knowledge of the client.
- fellowshiping — Present participle of fellowship.