| APPREHENDING | • apprehending v. Present participle of apprehend. • apprehending n. An act by which something is apprehended. • APPREHEND v. to understand. |
| 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. |
| GONADOTROPIN | • gonadotropin n. Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates. • GONADOTROPIN n. a gonadotropic hormone, as follicle-stimulating hormone. |
| HYDROPLANING | • hydroplaning v. Present participle of hydroplane. • hydroplaning n. (Automotive, US, Canada) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water. The act of aquaplaning. • HYDROPLANE v. to travel by hydroplane, a light, flat-bottomed motorboat. |
| 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. |
| PARASCENDING | • parascending n. Parasailing. • PARASCENDING n. a sport similar to paragliding, the participant being towed into the wind behind a motor vehicle. |
| PHILANDERING | • philandering v. Present participle of philander. • philandering n. The action of one who philanders. • PHILANDERING n. engaging in a frivolous love of women. |
| PREHARDENING | • prehardening v. Present participle of preharden. • PREHARDEN v. to harden in advance. |
| PREORDAINING | • preordaining v. Present participle of preordain. • PREORDAIN v. to ordain in advance. |
| REPRIMANDING | • reprimanding v. Present participle of reprimand. • REPRIMAND v. to scold, censure. |
| ROPEDANCINGS | • ROPEDANCING n. the sport of dancing with a rope. |
| SANDPAPERING | • sandpapering v. Present participle of sandpaper. • sandpapering n. An application of sandpaper. • SANDPAPERING n. the act of smoothing or polishing with sandpaper. |
| 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. |
| UNDESPAIRING | • undespairing adj. Not despairing. • UNDESPAIRING adj. not despairing. |
| UNPARADISING | • unparadising v. Present participle of unparadise. • UNPARADISE v. to deprive of happiness like that of paradise. |