| COMPANDING | • companding n. (Electronics) A process in which noise in a signal is reduced by selective compression and expansion. • COMPAND v. to put a signal through a compander (a system of clarifying sound). |
| DESPONDING | • desponding v. Present participle of despond. • desponding adj. That causes despondency; disheartening. • desponding n. A feeling or expression of despondency. |
| DISPONGING | • disponging v. Present participle of disponge. • DISPONGE v. to sprinkle, also DISPUNGE. |
| DOGNAPINGS | • DOGNAPING n. the abduction of a dog. |
| DOGNAPPING | • dognapping n. Kidnapping or stealing of a dog owned by someone else. • dog-napping v. Present participle of dog-nap. • dog␣napping v. Present participle of dog nap. |
| EXPOUNDING | • expounding v. Present participle of expound. • expounding n. The act by which something is expounded. • EXPOUND v. to explain in detail. |
| IMPOUNDING | • impounding v. Present participle of impound. • impounding n. An act of impoundment. • IMPOUND v. to seize and retain in legal custody. |
| PARDONINGS | • pardonings n. Plural of pardoning. • PARDONING n. the act of pardoning. |
| PENDRAGONS | • pendragons n. Plural of pendragon. • Pendragons n. Plural of Pendragon. • PENDRAGON n. (Welsh) an ancient British or Welsh prince holding or claiming supreme power, a chief leader or ruler. |
| PINFOLDING | • pinfolding v. Present participle of pinfold. • PINFOLD v. to impound, also PENFOLD. |
| PONIARDING | • poniarding v. Present participle of poniard. • PONIARD v. to stab with a small dagger. |
| PORTENDING | • portending v. Present participle of portend. • PORTEND v. to serve as an omen of. |
| PRODNOSING | • prodnosing v. Present participle of prodnose. • PRODNOSE v. to pry, make uninvited inquiries. |
| PROPENDING | • propending v. Present participle of propend. • PROPEND v. (Shakespeare) to have a tendency toward. |
| PROTENDING | • protending v. Present participle of protend. • PROTEND v. (archaic) to stretch forth, hold out. |
| PUNDIGRION | • PUNDIGRION n. (obsolete) a play on words, a pun. |
| PYCNOGONID | • pycnogonid n. (Zoology) Any sea spider of the class Pycnogonida. • PYCNOGONID n. one of the Pycnogonida, sea-spiders. |
| RESPONDING | • responding v. Present participle of respond. • responding n. Response. • RESPOND v. to say or act in return. |
| SNAPDRAGON | • snapdragon n. (Countable) Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum, with showy yellow, white or red flowers. • snapdragon n. (Uncountable) A game in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten;… • SNAPDRAGON n. a plant of the figwort family whose flower when pinched and released snaps like a dragon. |
| UNDROOPING | • undrooping adj. Not drooping. • UNDROOPING adj. not drooping. |