| BACKPADDLING | • backpaddling v. Present participle of backpaddle. |
| 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. |
| BACKSLIDINGS | • backslidings n. Plural of backsliding. • BACKSLIDING n. a lapse, a moral transgression. |
| BECUDGELLING | • becudgelling v. Present participle of becudgel. • BECUDGEL v. to beat with a club. |
| BLACKBIRDING | • blackbirding n. (UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour. • blackbirding v. Present participle of blackbird. • BLACKBIRDING n. trafficking in slaves. |
| BLACKGUARDED | • blackguarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of blackguard. • BLACKGUARD v. to vituperate; to portray as a scoundrel. |
| BLACKGUARDLY | • blackguardly adj. Characteristic of a blackguard. • BLACKGUARDLY adj. like a blackguard. |
| BLACKLEADING | • blackleading v. Present participle of blacklead. • BLACKLEAD v. to coat with blacklead. |
| BLOODSUCKING | • bloodsucking adj. (Of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person. • bloodsucking adj. (By extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading. • blood-sucking adj. Alternative form of bloodsucking. |
| CHILDBEARING | • childbearing n. The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition. • childbearing adj. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth. • child-bearing adj. (With "years" or "age") Pertaining to the time between puberty and menopause when a woman is able to bear children. |
| CLAPBOARDING | • clapboarding v. Present participle of clapboard. • CLAPBOARD v. to cover with clapboard. |
| DESCRAMBLING | • descrambling v. Present participle of descramble. • DESCRAMBLE v. to unscramble. |
| GOLDBRICKING | • goldbricking v. Present participle of goldbrick. • gold-bricking v. Present participle of gold-brick. • gold␣bricking v. Present participle of gold brick. |
| NIGHTCLUBBED | • nightclubbed v. Simple past tense and past participle of nightclub. • NIGHTCLUB v. to visit nightclubs. |
| ROADBLOCKING | • roadblocking v. Present participle of roadblock. • ROADBLOCK v. to bar by means of a roadblock. |