| 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. |
| DEOPPILATING | • deoppilating v. Present participle of deoppilate. • DEOPPILATE v. to free from obstruction. |
| DEPOLARISING | • depolarising v. Present participle of depolarise. • DEPOLARISE v. to remove the polarity from, also DEPOLARIZE. |
| DEPOLARIZING | • depolarizing v. Present participle of depolarize. • DEPOLARIZE v. to remove the polarity from, also DEPOLARISE. |
| DEPOPULATING | • depopulating v. Present participle of depopulate. • DEPOPULATE v. to reduce greatly the population 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. |
| DESPAIRINGLY | • despairingly adv. In a despairing manner. • DESPAIRING adv. DESPAIR, to lose all hope. |
| DOPPELGANGER | • doppelganger n. A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person. • doppelganger n. An evil twin. • doppelganger n. A remarkably similar double. |
| FRANKPLEDGES | • frankpledges n. Plural of frankpledge. • frank-pledges n. Plural of frank-pledge. • FRANKPLEDGE n. a system of sureties under Old English law by which each adult member of a tithing was held responsible for the good conduct of the others. |
| MISPLEADINGS | • mispleadings n. Plural of mispleading. • MISPLEADING n. an error in pleading. |
| OVERPEDALING | • overpedaling v. Present participle of overpedal. • OVERPEDAL v. to make excessive use of the sustaining pedal of a piano. |
| PEDESTALLING | • pedestalling v. Present participle of pedestal. • PEDESTAL v. to provide with an architectural support. |
| PHILANDERING | • philandering v. Present participle of philander. • philandering n. The action of one who philanders. • PHILANDERING n. engaging in a frivolous love of women. |
| PLANTIGRADES | • plantigrades n. Plural of plantigrade. • PLANTIGRADE n. a plantigrade animal. |
| PRESIGNALLED | • PRESIGNAL v. to signal in advance. |
| REDISPLAYING | • redisplaying v. Present participle of redisplay. • REDISPLAY v. to display again. |
| SPEEDBALLING | • speedballing v. Present participle of speedball. • SPEEDBALLING n. the practice of taking cocaine and heroin taken intravenously. |
| UNDERLAPPING | • underlapping v. Present participle of underlap. • UNDERLAP v. to extend partly under. |
| UNDERPLAYING | • underplaying v. Present participle of underplay. • UNDERPLAY v. to play down, understate. |