| BACKGROUNDING | • backgrounding v. Present participle of background. • backgrounding n. The act by which something is backgrounded, in any sense. • backgrounding n. An intermediate stage in cattle production, between weaning and placement in a feedlot, during which… |
| BLACKGUARDING | • blackguarding v. Present participle of blackguard. • BLACKGUARD v. to vituperate; to portray as a scoundrel. |
| BRAGGADOCIOUS | • braggadocious adj. Exhibiting braggadocio; characterized by empty boasts. • BRAGGADOCIOUS adj. boastful. |
| CATALOGUISING | • cataloguising v. Present participle of cataloguise. • CATALOGUISE v. to put in a catalogue, also CATALOGISE, CATALOGIZE, CATALOGUIZE. |
| CATALOGUIZING | • cataloguizing v. Present participle of cataloguize. • CATALOGUIZE v. to put in a catalogue, also CATALOGISE, CATALOGIZE, CATALOGUISE. |
| CONFIGURATING | • configurating v. Present participle of configurate. • CONFIGURATE v. to shape, arrange. |
| ENCOURAGINGLY | • encouragingly adv. In an encouraging manner. • ENCOURAGING adv. heartening. |
| GALACTAGOGUES | • galactagogues n. Plural of galactagogue. • GALACTAGOGUE n. a medicine that promotes secretion of milk. |
| GESTICULATING | • gesticulating v. Present participle of gesticulate. • GESTICULATE v. to make gestures esp. when speaking. |
| LAUGHINGSTOCK | • laughingstock n. Alternative spelling of laughing stock. • laughing-stock n. Alternative spelling of laughing stock. • laughing␣stock n. (Idiomatic) An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; the butt of a joke. |
| RECATALOGUING | • recataloguing v. Present participle of recatalogue. • RECATALOGUE v. to catalogue again, also RECATALOG. |
| SECRETAGOGUES | • secretagogues n. Plural of secretagogue. • SECRETAGOGUE n. a substance inducing or stimulating secretion. |
| SUPERCHARGING | • supercharging v. Present participle of supercharge. • SUPERCHARGE v. to charge greatly or excessively, as with vigor or tension. |
| TURBOCHARGING | • turbocharging v. Present participle of turbocharge. • TURBOCHARGING n. the act of fitting with a turbocharger. |
| UNCHALLENGING | • unchallenging adj. Not challenging; easy to do. • UNCHALLENGING adj. not challenging. |
| UNDERCHARGING | • undercharging v. Present participle of undercharge. • UNDERCHARGE v. to charge too little. |
| UNENCOURAGING | • unencouraging adj. Not encouraging. • UNENCOURAGING adj. not encouraging. |