| AFFEARING | • affearing v. Present participle of affear. • AFFEARE v. (Spenser) to frighten, also AFEAR, AFFEAR. |
| AFFEERING | • affeering v. Present participle of affeer. • AFFEER v. (archaic) to assess; to reduce to a certain fixed sum. |
| BUFFERING | • buffering v. Present participle of buffer. • BUFFERING n. the act of using a buffer. |
| COFFERING | • coffering v. Present participle of coffer. • COFFER v. to put in a strongbox. |
| DIFFERING | • differing v. Present participle of differ. • differing n. Difference. • differing adj. (Formal) unlike, dissimilar, distinct; that which differs. |
| EFFEIRING | • EFFEIR v. (obsolete) to appertain, to suit, also EFFERE. |
| EFFORCING | • efforcing v. Present participle of efforce. • EFFORCE v. (obsolete) to force. |
| FEBRIFUGE | • febrifuge n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of antipyretic (“a fever-reducing medication”). • FEBRIFUGE n. something which reduces fever. |
| FIREFANGS | • firefangs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of firefang. • fire-fangs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fire-fang. • FIREFANG v. to scorch; to damage (esp. barley, oats) by overheating. |
| FIREFIGHT | • firefight n. A skirmish involving an exchange of gunfire. • fire-fight n. Alternative form of firefight. • FIREFIGHT n. an intense exchange of gunfire. |
| GIRAFFINE | • giraffine adj. Of or relating to the giraffe or giraffes. • GIRAFFINE adj. of or like a giraffe, also GIRAFFISH, GIRAFFOID. |
| GOFFERING | • goffering v. Present participle of goffer. • goffering n. Material that has been goffered or crimped. • GOFFERING n. make pleats with a goffering iron, also GAUFFERING. |
| GREFFIERS | • greffiers n. Plural of greffier. • GREFFIER n. (French) in the Channel Isles, a registrar, a notary. |
| GRUFFIEST | • gruffiest adj. Superlative form of gruffy: most gruffy. • GRUFFY adj. low and harsh in speech. |
| NIFFERING | • niffering v. Present participle of niffer. • NIFFER v. (Scots) to barter, to haggle. |
| OFFERINGS | • offerings n. Plural of offering. • OFFERING n. a contribution. |
| REBUFFING | • rebuffing v. Present participle of rebuff. • rebuffing n. A rebuff; the act by which somebody is rebuffed. • REBUFF v. to reject or refuse curtly. |
| SUFFERING | • suffering adj. Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering. • suffering n. The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress. • suffering v. Present participle of suffer. |