| AFFECTINGLY | • affectingly adv. So as to affect in an emotional sense. • AFFECTING adv. AFFECT, to act upon. |
| AFFLICTINGS | • afflictings n. Plural of afflicting. • AFFLICTING n. the act of distressing. |
| BACKFILLING | • backfilling n. The process by which something is backfilled. • backfilling v. Present participle of backfill. • back-filling v. Present participle of back-fill. |
| CARFUFFLING | • CARFUFFLE v. (Scots) to make a commotion, also CURFUFFLE, GEFUFFLE, KEFUFFLE, KERFUFFLE, KURFUFFLE. |
| CENTRIFUGAL | • centrifugal adj. Tending, or causing, to recede from the center. • centrifugal adj. (Botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster. • centrifugal adj. (Botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos. |
| CLASSIFYING | • classifying v. Present participle of classify. • classifying adj. That serves to classify. • CLASSIFY v. to arrange in categories. |
| CLIFFHANGER | • cliffhanger n. (Narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense. • cliffhanger n. (By extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for… • cliff-hanger n. Alternative spelling of cliffhanger. |
| DEFALCATING | • defalcating v. Present participle of defalcate. • DEFALCATE v. to embezzle money held on trust. |
| FACELIFTING | • facelifting v. Present participle of facelift. • FACELIFT v. to perform plastic surgery on the face. |
| FACEPALMING | • facepalming v. Present participle of facepalm. • FACEPALM v. to bring the palm of one's hand to one's face as an expression of dismay. |
| FLAGRANCIES | • flagrancies n. Plural of flagrancy. • FLAGRANCY n. a burning; notoriety, also FLAGRANCE. |
| FLATPICKING | • flatpicking n. A style of bluegrass acoustic guitar played with a plectrum. • flatpicking v. Present participle of flatpick. • flat-picking v. Present participle of flat-pick. |
| FLAUNCHINGS | • flaunchings n. Plural of flaunching. • FLAUNCHING n. a sloping piece of cement, e.g. round the base of a chimneypot, also FLANCHING. |
| FLUCTUATING | • fluctuating v. Present participle of fluctuate. • fluctuating adj. Subject to irregular changes in quantity or quality. • fluctuating n. A fluctuation. |
| FORSLACKING | • forslacking v. Present participle of forslack. • FORSLACK v. to be slack, also FORESLACK. |
| FREELANCING | • freelancing v. Present participle of freelance. • freelancing n. (EMS, fire service, law enforcement) The act of performing one’s duties outside of the chain of command and SOPs. • FREELANCE v. to work for one's self, also FREELANCER. |
| LIFEHACKING | • lifehacking n. The use of lifehacks. • LIFEHACK v. to live one's life in a way such as to simplify tasks and minimize effort. |
| SCAFFOLDING | • scaffolding n. A temporary modular system of tubes (or formerly wood) forming a framework used to support people and… • scaffolding n. (Programming) Source code etc. that is incomplete and serves as a basis for further development. • scaffolding n. (Figurative) Any framework or support. |