14-letter words that end in ting
- self-executing — going into effect immediately without the need of supplementary legislation: a self-executing treaty.
- self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- self-operating — automatic.
- semiconducting — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a semiconductor.
- side-splitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
- sophisticating — a sophisticated person.
- spirit writing — writing allegedly produced by spirits or supernatural forces.
- spread betting — Spread betting is a form of gambling that involves predicting a range of possible scores or results rather than one particular score or result.
- strip lighting — Strip lighting is a method of lighting which uses long tubes rather than light bulbs.
- strip planting — the growing of different crops on alternate strips of ground that usually follow the contour of the land, a recourse to minimize erosion.
- subcontracting — outsourcing of contract work
- summit meeting — a meeting or conference of heads of state, especially to conduct diplomatic negotiations and ease international tensions.
- tablet coating — A tablet coating is a covering over a tablet, used to mask the taste, make it easier to swallow, or protect the active medication inside.
- take a meeting — to attend a business conference
- tax-collecting — the collection of taxes owed by individuals
- test marketing — to offer (a new product) for sale, usually in a limited area, in order to ascertain and evaluate consumer response.
- thermostatting — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- to be bursting — to want desperately to urinate
- total fighting — a combat sport in which very few restrictions are placed on the type of blows or tactics that may be used
- track lighting — lighting for a room or other area in which individual spotlight fixtures are attached along a narrow, wall- or ceiling-mounted metal track through which current is conducted, permitting flexible positioning of the lights.
- train-spotting — (of a train enthusiast) the activity of going to train stations and recording the numbers of trains
- un-distracting — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- unappreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- underthroating — (on a cornice) a cove extended outward and downward to form a drip.
- unequivocating — to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge: When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated.
- unilluminating — not serving to instruct or give insights
- uningratiating — not of a sort that tries to gain the approval of other people
- unintermitting — (of an activity) having no temporary breaks, intervals, or suspension of action
- unintimidating — to make timid; fill with fear.
- unintoxicating — (of a drink, wine, substance, etc) not intoxicating
- uranium dating — a method of dating archaeological or geological specimens by determining the decay activity of the uranium in a given sample.
- vacuum casting — the casting of metal within a vacuum.
- weight lifting — sport: competition to lift barbells
- yearly meeting — any of several associations of local Quaker congregations.