| CHAUNCING | • chauncing v. Present participle of chaunce. • CHAUNCE v. (obsolete) to chance. |
| CHEMURGIC | • chemurgic adj. Relating to chemurgy. • CHEMURGIC adj. relating to chemurgy, industrial organic chemistry, also CHEMURGICAL. |
| CHINCOUGH | • chincough n. Whooping cough. • chin␣cough n. (Archaic) Synonym of whooping cough. • CHINCOUGH n. whooping cough. |
| CHUCKLING | • chuckling v. Present participle of chuckle. • chuckling n. (Gerund of chuckle) An instance in which someone chuckles. • CHUCKLING adj. laughing quietly. |
| CHURCHING | • churching n. (Christianity) The ceremonial blessing of a woman who has given birth. • churching v. Present participle of church. • CHURCHING n. a church ceremony given to women after childbirth. |
| CLUTCHING | • clutching v. Present participle of clutch. • clutching n. The act of one who clutches. • CLUTCH v. to grasp and hold tightly. |
| COUCHINGS | • couchings n. Plural of couching. • COUCHING n. embroidery in which the surface is covered with threads and these are secured by stitches forming a pattern. |
| CROUCHING | • crouching v. Present participle and gerund of crouch. • crouching n. The action of the verb crouch. • crouching adj. That crouches or crouch. |
| CRUNCHING | • crunching v. Present participle of crunch. • crunching n. A crunch noise. • CRUNCHING n. the act of crunching. |
| CRUTCHING | • crutching v. Present participle of crutch. • CRUTCH v. to support on a crutch. |
| GAUCHESCO | • gauchesco adj. Synonym of gauchesque. • GAUCHESCO adj. (Spanish) of a type of Spanish poetry inspired by the life, language and customs of the gaucho. |
| HICCOUGHS | • hiccoughs n. Plural of hiccough. • HICCOUGH v. to make a peculiar-sounding spasmodic inhalation, also HICCUP. |
| HICCUPING | • hiccuping v. Present participle of hiccup. • HICCUP v. to make a peculiar-sounding spasmodic inhalation, also HICCOUGH. |
| SCUTCHING | • scutching v. Present participle of scutch. • scutching n. The separation of the woody shives from flax, hemp, and jute fibres by beating with a scutch. • SCUTCHING n. the act of beating out impurities from flax or wool. |