| ASTRINGENT | • astringent n. A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood. • astringent adj. Extremely sour, bitter. • astringent adj. Sharp, caustic, severe. |
| ATTENDINGS | • attendings n. Plural of attending. • ATTENDING n. the act of attending. |
| BATTENINGS | • battenings n. Plural of battening. • BATTENING n. battens forming a structure. |
| CONTESTING | • contesting v. Present participle of contest. • CONTEST v. to compete for. |
| ENTRUSTING | • entrusting v. Present participle of entrust. • ENTRUST v. to give over for safe keeping, also INTRUST. |
| ENTWISTING | • entwisting v. Present participle of entwist. • ENTWIST v. to twist together, also INTWIST. |
| FATTENINGS | • fattenings n. Plural of fattening. • FATTENING n. the act of making fat. |
| INTEGRANTS | • integrants n. Plural of integrant. • INTEGRANT n. an integrant part or thing. |
| NEGOTIANTS | • negotiants n. Plural of negotiant. • NEGOTIANT n. a person, organization or state, etc. involved in negotiations. |
| ONSETTINGS | • onsettings n. Plural of onsetting. • ONSETTING n. an incitement. |
| RATTENINGS | • RATTENING n. the act of compelling obedience to a trade union by damaging or depriving of machinery, tools, etc. |
| SNOTTERING | • snottering v. Present participle of snotter. • SNOTTER v. to snivel. |
| SONNETTING | • sonnetting v. Present participle of sonnet. • SONNET v. to compose a type of poem. |
| STOUTENING | • stoutening v. Present participle of stouten. • STOUTEN v. to make stout. |
| SUNSETTING | • sunsetting v. Present participle of sunset. • sunsetting n. An instance of the sun setting; a sunset. • SUNSETTING n. the descent of the sun below the horizon, also SUNSET. |
| TESTERNING | • testerning v. Present participle of testern. • TESTERN v. (Shakespeare) to reward with sixpence. |
| TETANISING | • tetanising v. Present participle of tetanise. • TETANISE v. to affect with convulsions, also TETANIZE. |
| UNSETTLING | • unsettling adj. That makes one troubled or uneasy; disquieting or distressing. • unsettling v. Present participle of unsettle. • unsettling n. The weakening of some previously established system or norm. |