| AFFRANCHISING | • affranchising v. Present participle of affranchise. • AFFRANCHISE v. to free from slavery or similar obligation. |
| AFFRIGHTENING | • affrightening v. Present participle of affrighten. • AFFRIGHTEN v. to frighten, also AFFRIGHT. |
| CLIFFHANGINGS | • CLIFFHANGING n. the act of keeping a reader in suspense. |
| DISFURNISHING | • disfurnishing v. Present participle of disfurnish. • DISFURNISH v. to strip, render destitute. |
| DOWNSHIFTINGS | • DOWNSHIFTING n. the act of selecting a lower gear. |
| ENFRANCHISING | • enfranchising v. Present participle of enfranchise. • ENFRANCHISE v. to admit to the privileges of a citizen and esp. to the right of suffrage. |
| FIANCHETTOING | • fianchettoing v. Present participle of fianchetto. • FIANCHETTO v. to develop the bishop. |
| FREETHINKINGS | • freethinkings n. Plural of freethinking. • FREETHINKING n. thought not tied to any doctrine. |
| 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. |
| HYPERFEMININE | • hyperfeminine adj. Extremely feminine. |
| SHIRTFRONTING | • shirtfronting v. Present participle of shirtfront. • SHIRTFRONT v. to knock (a person) to the ground by striking him or her in the chest with one's shoulder. |
| SHRINKFLATION | • shrinkflation n. (Economics, informal, neologism) The practice of making products smaller while continuing to market… • SHRINKFLATION n. a reduction in the size of an item of packaged food, such as a chocolate bar, while the price remains the same. |
| UNDERFINISHED | • underfinished adj. Of animals reared for meat: having less fat than is desirable. • UNDERFINISHED adj. of cattle and sheep, having too little finish. |
| UNFLINCHINGLY | • unflinchingly adv. Without showing fear or indecision; resolutely. • UNFLINCHING adv. not flinching or shrinking. |
| UNFRIENDSHIPS | • UNFRIENDSHIP n. (archaic) unfriendliness. |
| UNTHRIFTINESS | • unthriftiness n. The quality of being unthrifty. • UNTHRIFTINESS n. the state of being unthrifty. |