| DECOUPLING | • decoupling v. Present participle of decouple. • decoupling n. The act or process by which something is decoupled. • DECOUPLING n. the act of disconnecting. |
| DEPEOPLING | • depeopling v. Present participle of depeople. • DEPEOPLE v. to reduce the population of. |
| DESPOILING | • despoiling v. Present participle of despoil. • DESPOILING n. the act of pillaging. |
| DEVELOPING | • developing v. Present participle and gerund of develop. • developing adj. In the process of development. • developing adj. Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized. |
| DIPLOMAING | • DIPLOMA v. to confer an honour or privilege upon. |
| DISPLODING | • disploding v. Present participle of displode. • DISPLODE v. (Milton) to discharge; to explode. |
| DROOPINGLY | • droopingly adv. In a drooping manner. • DROOPING adv. DROOP, to hang downward. |
| GOLDSPINKS | • goldspinks n. Plural of goldspink. • GOLDSPINK n. (Scots) the goldfinch, also GOWDSPINK. |
| PADLOCKING | • padlocking v. Present participle of padlock. • PADLOCK v. to lock securely. |
| PINFOLDING | • pinfolding v. Present participle of pinfold. • PINFOLD v. to impound, also PENFOLD. |
| PLODDINGLY | • ploddingly adv. In a dull, predictable manner. • PLODDING adv. slow in thought or movement. |
| POLLARDING | • pollarding v. Present participle of pollard. • POLLARD v. to cut the top branches of a tree back to the trunk. |
| PRELOADING | • preloading n. (Slang) The practice of drinking alcohol before going out socially. • preloading v. Present participle of preload. • PRELOAD v. to load beforehand. |
| PREMOLDING | • premolding v. Present participle of premold. • PREMOLD v. to mold beforehand, also PREMOULD. |
| UPHOLDINGS | • upholdings n. Plural of upholding. • UPHOLDING n. the act of upholding. |