| APPROBATING | • approbating v. Present participle of approbate. • APPROBATE v. to approve expressly or formally. |
| BANKRUPTING | • bankrupting v. Present participle of bankrupt. • BANKRUPT v. to make insolvent. |
| BECARPETING | • becarpeting v. Present participle of becarpet. • BECARPET v. to cover with a carpet. |
| BEDIAPERING | • bediapering v. Present participle of bediaper. • BEDIAPER v. to put a nappy on. |
| BESPREADING | • bespreading v. Present participle of bespread. • BESPREAD v. to spread over. |
| BIOGRAPHING | • biographing v. Present participle of biograph. • BIOGRAPH v. to write a biography of. |
| CUPBOARDING | • cupboarding v. Present participle of cupboard. • CUPBOARD v. to store. |
| IMPREGNABLE | • impregnable adj. (Military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable… • impregnable adj. (Figuratively) Too strong to be defeated or overcome; invincible. • impregnable adj. Capable of being impregnated; impregnatable. |
| IMPREGNABLY | • impregnably adv. In an impregnable manner; so as to defy attack. • IMPREGNABLE adv. that cannot be taken by attack. |
| NEGROPHOBIA | • Negrophobia n. (Somewhat derogatory) Fear, hate, or dislike of black people of any descent, usually Africans. |
| PANBROILING | • panbroiling v. Present participle of panbroil. • pan-broiling v. Present participle of pan-broil. • PANBROIL v. to fry in a pan with little or no fat. |
| PARBREAKING | • parbreaking v. Present participle of parbreak. • PARBREAK v. (archaic) to vomit. |
| PARBUCKLING | • parbuckling v. Present participle of parbuckle. • PARBUCKLE v. to raise or lower (a cask, gun, etc.) with a parbuckle, a sling made by wrapping both ends of rope around object. |
| PAWNBROKING | • pawnbroking n. The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions… • PAWNBROKING n. the activity of a pawnbroker. |
| PREBOARDING | • preboarding v. Present participle of preboard. • pre-boarding v. Present participle of pre-board. • PREBOARD v. to board before the regular time. |
| REBAPTISING | • rebaptising v. Present participle of rebaptise. • REBAPTISE v. to baptize again or a second time, also REBAPTIZE. |
| REBAPTIZING | • rebaptizing v. Present participle of rebaptize. • REBAPTIZE v. to baptize again or a second time, also REBAPTISE. |
| REPROBATING | • reprobating v. Present participle of reprobate. • REPROBATE v. to disapprove of. |
| SPRINGBOARD | • springboard n. A diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water. • springboard n. (Gymnastics) A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment. • springboard n. (Figuratively) Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something. |
| UPBRAIDINGS | • upbraidings n. Plural of upbraiding. • UPBRAIDING n. the act of upbraiding. |