| BENIGHTENING | • benightening v. Present participle of benighten. • BENIGHTENING n. being overtaken by night. |
| DIPHTHONGING | • DIPHTHONG v. to pronounce as a diphthong. |
| DOUGHNUTTING | • doughnutting n. (UK) A method of fare evasion by buying tickets only covering the beginning and the end of a journey. • DOUGHNUTTING n. the act of surrounding a speaker to give the impression of a packed house. |
| ENLIGHTENING | • enlightening v. Present participle of enlighten. • enlightening adj. Serving to enlighten. • ENLIGHTEN v. to impart knowledge or information to. |
| GUNFIGHTINGS | • GUNFIGHTING n. the act of fighting with guns. |
| GUNSMITHINGS | • GUNSMITHING n. the work of a gunsmith. |
| HALOGENATING | • halogenating v. Present participle of halogenate. • HALOGENATE v. to combine with a halogen. |
| HAMSTRINGING | • hamstringing v. Present participle of hamstring. • hamstringing n. An instance of somebody being hamstringed. • HAMSTRING v. to disable by severing the hamstrings. |
| INGATHERINGS | • ingatherings n. Plural of ingathering. • INGATHERING n. the gathering in of crops etc. |
| MOONLIGHTING | • moonlighting v. Present participle of moonlight. • moonlighting n. A period of working on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night. • MOONLIGHTING n. taking a second job. |
| NIGHTINGALES | • nightingales n. Plural of nightingale. • Nightingales prop.n. Plural of Nightingale. • NIGHTINGALE n. a small bird of the thrush family, celebrated for its song. |
| NIGHTRIDINGS | • NIGHTRIDING n. the activity of a nightrider, a member of a secret band of white men who carried out lynchings in the southern USA. |
| OVERNIGHTING | • overnighting v. Present participle of overnight. • OVERNIGHT v. to stay overnight. |
| RETIGHTENING | • retightening v. Present participle of retighten. • retightening n. The act or process of tightening something again. • RETIGHTEN v. to tighten again. |
| STRAPHANGING | • straphanging v. Present participle of straphang. • strap-hanging adj. Relating to standing passengers, hanging on to a strap or rail provided in a bus or train. • strap-hanging v. Present participle of strap-hang. |
| THANKSGIVING | • thanksgiving n. An expression of gratitude. • thanksgiving n. A short prayer said at meals; grace, a benediction. • thanksgiving n. A public celebration in acknowledgement of divine favour. |
| UNFRAUGHTING | • UNFRAUGHT v. to unload. |
| UNWEIGHTINGS | • UNWEIGHTING n. the act of removing weight from. |