| ABSTAINING | • abstaining v. Present participle of abstain. • ABSTAIN v. to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice. |
| ANTIBUSING | • antibusing adj. (US politics) Opposing the use of busing to achieve racial integration in schools. • ANTIBUSING adj. opposed to the busing of schoolchildren. |
| BANTERINGS | • banterings n. Plural of bantering. • BANTERING n. the exchange of mildly teasing remarks. |
| BANTINGISM | • Bantingism n. Synonym of banting (“weight-loss diet”). • BANTINGISM n. slimming by avoiding food containing much farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter, also BANTING. |
| BATTENINGS | • battenings n. Plural of battening. • BATTENING n. battens forming a structure. |
| BENIGHTENS | • benightens v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benighten. • BENIGHTEN v. to overtake with night, also BENIGHT. |
| BESAINTING | • besainting v. Present participle of besaint. • BESAINT v. to make a saint of. |
| BESTAINING | • bestaining v. Present participle of bestain. • BESTAIN v. to stain all over. |
| BINTURONGS | • binturongs n. Plural of binturong. • BINTURONG n. (Malay) a small Asiatic civet of the genus Arctilis. |
| BOTANISING | • botanising v. Present participle of botanise. • BOTANISE v. to collect plants for study, also BOTANIZE. |
| INBURSTING | • INBURST v. to burst into. |
| SNOWTUBING | • snowtubing n. A leisure activity consisting of travelling down a snowy slope on a snowtube. • SNOWTUBING n. a winter snow sport that involves sliding down a chute in the snow. |
| SUBRENTING | • subrenting v. Present participle of subrent. • SUBRENT v. to sublet or rent out (a property that is already rented). |
| SUBTANGENT | • subtangent n. (Geometry) The part of the axis contained between the ordinate and tangent drawn to the same point in a curve. • SUBTANGENT n. the part of the axis contained between the ordinate and tangent drawn to the same point in a curve. |
| SUBTENDING | • subtending v. Present participle of subtend. • SUBTEND v. to extend under or opposite to. |
| SUNBATHING | • sunbathing n. The act of lying outdoors exposed to the sun, usually wearing little or no clothing, especially in order to get a tan. • sunbathing v. Present participle of sunbathe. • SUNBATHING n. the act of sunbathing. |