| ABDICATING | • abdicating v. Present participle of abdicate. • ABDICATE v. to renounce or surrender formally, as one's power or office. |
| ABSCINDING | • abscinding v. Present participle of abscind. • ABSCIND v. to cut off. |
| ABSCONDING | • absconding v. Present participle of abscond. • absconding n. An instance in which someone absconds. • ABSCONDING n. the act of departing suddenly and secretly. |
| BACKDATING | • backdating v. Present participle of backdate. • backdating n. The act by which something is backdated. • BACKDATE v. to date to an earlier time. |
| BACKGROUND | • background adj. Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system. • background n. One’s social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past. • background n. A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context. |
| BECLOUDING | • beclouding v. Present participle of becloud. • beclouding n. The process of becoming clouded or obscured. • BECLOUD v. to make dim, cloud. |
| BECROWDING | • becrowding v. Present participle of becrowd. • BECROWD v. to press closely together. |
| BLOCKADING | • blockading v. Present participle of blockade. • BLOCKADE v. to block with troops or ships. |
| BOLDFACING | • boldfacing v. Present participle of boldface. • BOLDFACE v. to print in thick type. |
| DEBAUCHING | • debauching v. Present participle of debauch. • DEBAUCH v. to lead into lewdness, also DEBOSH. |
| DEBOUCHING | • debouching v. Present participle of debouche. • DEBOUCH v. to emerge or issue from a narrow area into the open. |
| DESCRIBING | • describing v. Present participle of describe. • DESCRIBE v. to recount the physical appearance, also DESCRIVE. |
| SUBDUCTING | • subducting v. Present participle of subduct. • SUBDUCT v. to withdraw; to take away, also SUBDUCE. |