| AFFRIGHTENING | • affrightening v. Present participle of affrighten. • AFFRIGHTEN v. to frighten, also AFFRIGHT. |
| AIRFREIGHTING | • airfreighting v. Present participle of airfreight. • air-freighting v. Present participle of air-freight. • AIRFREIGHT v. to transport freight by air in volume. |
| BENIGHTENINGS | • BENIGHTENING n. being overtaken by night. |
| EXTINGUISHING | • extinguishing v. Present participle of extinguish. • extinguishing n. The process by which something is extinguished. • EXTINGUISH v. to bring to an end. |
| FIREFIGHTINGS | • FIREFIGHTING n. the business of putting out fires. |
| FRIGHTENINGLY | • frighteningly adv. In a frightening or terrifying manner. • frighteningly adv. Very; beyond usual expectation so as to cause surprise or concern. • FRIGHTENING adv. FRIGHTEN, to make afraid, to scare, also FRIGHT. |
| GREENLIGHTING | • greenlighting v. Present participle of greenlight. • green-lighting v. Present participle of green-light. • GREENLIGHT v. to give the go-ahead. |
| HEMAGGLUTININ | • hemagglutinin n. (Biochemistry) An antigenic glycoprotein that causes agglutination of red blood cells. • HEMAGGLUTININ n. a virus, antibody or other agent causing haemagglutination, also HAEMAGGLUTININ. |
| HUNTIEGOWKING | • HUNTIEGOWK v. to go on a fool's errand. |
| INTERCHANGING | • interchanging v. Present participle of interchange. • interchanging n. The act by which things are interchanged. • INTERCHANGE v. to put each of (two things) in the place of the other, also ENTERCHAUNGE. |
| OVERWEIGHTING | • overweighting v. Present participle of overweight. • OVERWEIGHT v. to give too much weight or consideration to. |
| PRIZEFIGHTING | • prizefighting n. (Sports) Professional boxing, in which two fighters compete for a prize. • PRIZEFIGHTING n. professional boxing. |
| STRAIGHTENING | • straightening v. Present participle of straighten. • straightening n. The act of making something straight. • STRAIGHTEN v. to make straight. |
| THIMBLERIGGED | • thimblerigged v. Simple past tense and past participle of thimblerig. • THIMBLERIG v. to cheat by trickery. |
| THIMBLERIGGER | • thimblerigger n. One who cheats by thimblerigging, or tricks of legerdemain. • thimble-rigger n. Alternative form of thimblerigger. • THIMBLERIGGER n. one who thimblerigs. |
| TRIGGERFISHES | • triggerfishes n. Plural of triggerfish. • TRIGGERFISH n. a kind of fish, with a large spine on the dorsal fin which can be locked upright by a second smaller spine. |
| WEIGHTLIFTING | • weightlifting n. A form of exercise in which weights are lifted. • weightlifting n. (Sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk. • weight-lifting v. Present participle of weight-lift. |