| CHILDCROWING | • child-crowing n. (Medicine, archaic) A nervous affection with spasm of the muscles closing the glottis. • CHILDCROWING n. a nervous affection with spasm of the muscles closing the glottis. |
| DISHALLOWING | • dishallowing v. Present participle of dishallow. • DISHALLOW v. to make unholy; to profane. |
| DOOMWATCHING | • DOOMWATCHING n. the act of keeping an eye on the environment. |
| DOWNDRAUGHTS | • downdraughts n. Plural of downdraught. • DOWNDRAUGHT n. a downward movement of air, also DOWNDRAFT. |
| DOWNLIGHTERS | • downlighters n. Plural of downlighter. • DOWNLIGHTER n. a downward directed light-fitting, attached to or recessed in the ceiling. |
| DOWNSHIFTING | • downshifting v. Present participle of downshift. • downshifting n. A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance. • DOWNSHIFTING n. the act of selecting a lower gear. |
| HORNSWOGGLED | • hornswoggled v. Simple past tense and past participle of hornswoggle. • HORNSWOGGLE v. (slang) to cheat or trick; bamboozle. |
| HUNTIEGOWKED | • HUNTIEGOWK v. to go on a fool's errand. |
| SHADOWBOXING | • shadowboxing n. A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent. • shadowboxing v. Present participle of shadowbox. • shadow-boxing v. Present participle of shadow-box. |
| SNOWPLOUGHED | • snowploughed v. Simple past tense and past participle of snowplough. • snow␣ploughed v. Simple past tense and past participle of snow plough. • SNOWPLOUGH v. to clear with a snowplough, also SNOWPLOW. |
| UNDERGROWTHS | • undergrowths n. Plural of undergrowth. • UNDERGROWTH n. low growth on the floor of a forest including seedlings and saplings, shrubs, and herbs. |
| UNDERWROUGHT | • underwrought v. (Archaic) simple past tense and past participle of underwork. • UNDERWROUGHT adj. (Shakespeare) insufficiently wrought. |
| WATCHDOGGING | • watchdogging v. Present participle of watchdog. • WATCHDOGGING n. acting as a watchdog. |
| WITHHOLDINGS | • withholdings n. Plural of withholding. |
| WOODSHEDDING | • woodshedding v. Present participle of woodshed. • WOODSHEDDING n. spontaneous or improvised barbershop singing. |