| CHAGRINED | • chagrined v. Simple past tense and past participle of chagrin. • chagrined adj. Feeling chagrin (at something); vexed; fretful. • CHAGRIN v. (French) to humiliate. |
| DEGARNISH | • degarnish v. To strip or deprive entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish. • degarnish v. To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defence. • DEGARNISH v. to despoil, also DISGARNISH. |
| DEHAIRING | • dehairing v. Present participle of dehair. • DEHAIR v. to remove the hair from. |
| DEHORNING | • dehorning v. Present participle of dehorn. • DEHORN v. to deprive of horns. |
| DEHORTING | • dehorting v. Present participle of dehort. • DEHORT v. to dissuade. |
| DITHERING | • dithering v. Present participle of dither. • dithering n. The act of one who dithers. • DITHERING n. acting nervously or indecisively. |
| DRENCHING | • drenching v. Present participle of drench. • drenching n. The act by which something is drenched; a soaking. • drenching n. The administering of a medicinal draught to an animal. |
| GARNISHED | • garnished v. Simple past tense and past participle of garnish. • GARNISH v. to decorate with ornamental appendages; to embellish. |
| HAGRIDDEN | • hagridden adj. Tormented, harassed or worried. • hagridden adj. Overburdened by fear or dread. • hag-ridden adj. Alternative spelling of hagridden. |
| HARDENING | • hardening v. Present participle of harden. • hardening n. The process by which something hardens. • hardening n. That which hardens, such as a material used for converting the surface of iron into steel. |
| HEADRINGS | • headrings n. Plural of headring. • HEADRING n. a palm-leaf ornament worn in the hair by South African men after marriage. |
| HERALDING | • heralding v. Present participle of herald. • heralding n. The act by which something is heralded. • HERALD v. to proclaim, announce. |
| HINDERING | • hindering v. Present participle of hinder. • hindering adj. Harmful; of or relating to that which hinders. • HINDERING adj. impeding. |
| HUMDINGER | • humdinger n. (Informal) Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional. • HUMDINGER n. a person or thing of striking excellence. |
| RIGHTENED | • rightened v. Simple past tense and past participle of righten. • RIGHTEN v. (archaic) to set right. |
| SHREDDING | • shredding n. The act of cutting or tearing into shreds. • shredding n. That which is cut or torn off; a piece. • shredding n. (Music, uncountable) A style of very fast and very complex guitar playing. |
| THREADING | • threading v. Present participle of thread. • threading n. The act or process by which something is threaded (in various senses). • threading n. An ancient Eastern method for removing hair by means of a thread, which is rolled over the hair in order… |
| UNGIRTHED | • ungirthed v. Simple past tense and past participle of ungirth. • UNGIRTH v. to free from a girth. |
| UNRIGHTED | • unrighted adj. Not righted. • UNRIGHT v. to wrong or to make wrong. |