| BACKPEDALING | • backpedaling v. (US) present participle of backpedal. • backpedaling n. The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| COMPAGINATED | • compaginated v. Simple past tense and past participle of compaginate. • COMPAGINATE v. to join; to connect. |
| DEASPIRATING | • deaspirating v. Present participle of deaspirate. • DEASPIRATE v. to remove the aspirate from. |
| DECAPITATING | • decapitating v. Present participle of decapitate. • DECAPITATE v. to cut off the head of. |
| DERMAPLANING | • dermaplaning n. The exfoliation of the skin by means of a scalpel. • DERMAPLANING n. a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance. |
| DISAPPEARING | • disappearing v. Present participle of disappear. • disappearing n. Disappearance. • DISAPPEAR v. to vanish from sight. |
| EMPARADISING | • emparadising v. Present participle of emparadise. • EMPARADISE v. (Milton) to put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy. |
| GRANDPAPPIES | • grandpappies n. Plural of grandpappy. |
| GRANDPARENTS | • grandparents n. Plural of grandparent. • grandparents v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grandparent. • grand-parents v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grand-parent. |
| MANSPREADING | • manspreading n. (Informal, derogatory) The practice of men splaying their legs open wide when sitting on public transport… • manspreading v. Present participle of manspread. • MANSPREADING n. the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him. |
| NEOPAGANISED | • NEOPAGANISE v. to make neopagan, also NEOPAGANIZE. |
| NEOPAGANIZED | • neopaganized v. Simple past tense and past participle of neopaganize. • NEOPAGANIZE v. to make neopagan, also NEOPAGANISE. |
| PARAHYDROGEN | • parahydrogen n. (Physics) The form of the hydrogen molecule (H2) in which the two nuclei have antiparallel spin; about… • PARAHYDROGEN n. a spin isomer of hydrogen. |
| PARASCENDING | • parascending n. Parasailing. • PARASCENDING n. a sport similar to paragliding, the participant being towed into the wind behind a motor vehicle. |
| PLANTIGRADES | • plantigrades n. Plural of plantigrade. • PLANTIGRADE n. a plantigrade animal. |
| PROPAGANDISE | • propagandise v. Alternative form of propagandize. • PROPAGANDISE v. to subject to propaganda, also PROPAGANDIZE. |
| PROPAGANDIZE | • propagandize v. (Intransitive) To use or spread propaganda. • propagandize v. (Transitive) To tell propaganda to someone in an attempt to influence one’s views. • propagandize v. (Transitive) To use something or someone in propaganda purposes. |
| SANDPAPERING | • sandpapering v. Present participle of sandpaper. • sandpapering n. An application of sandpaper. • SANDPAPERING n. the act of smoothing or polishing with sandpaper. |
| SPEARHEADING | • spearheading v. Present participle of spearhead. • SPEARHEAD v. to lead an attack. |