| SWITCHING | • switching v. Present participle of switch. • switching n. The act or process of something that switches. • SWITCHING n. a beating with a flexible rod. |
| TIGHTWIRE | • tightwire n. A tightrope. • TIGHTWIRE n. a wire tightrope. |
| TWIGHTING | • TWIGHT v. (Spenser) to twit, upbraid. |
| TWILIGHTS | • twilights n. Plural of twilight. • TWILIGHT v. to light imperfectly or faintly; to make twilit. |
| TWITCHING | • twitching v. Present participle of twitch. • twitching n. The motion of something that twitches. • twitching n. (Birdwatching) Compulsive birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species. |
| WEIGHTIER | • weightier adj. Comparative form of weighty: more weighty. • WEIGHTY adj. heavy, ponderous. |
| WEIGHTILY | • weightily adv. In a weighty manner; ponderously; forcibly. • WEIGHTY adv. heavy, ponderous. |
| WEIGHTING | • weighting v. Present participle of weight. • weighting n. (Figuratively) The weight or significance given to something, sometimes by means of a statistical multiplier. • WEIGHTING n. the act of weighting. |
| WHINGIEST | • WHINGY adj. complaining. |
| WHISHTING | • WHISHT v. (Scots) to keep silent, also WHEESH, WHEESHT. |
| WHISTLING | • whistling v. Present participle and gerund of whistle. • whistling n. A shrill, breathy sound; a whistle. • WHISTLING adj. of e.g. a wind, making a shrill, clear musical sound. |
| WHITENING | • whitening v. Present participle of whiten. • whitening n. A substance, such as a bleach, used to make something white or whiter. • whitening n. The process of making something white or whiter. |
| WHITEWING | • whitewing n. The chaffinch. • whitewing n. The velvet scoter. • whitewing n. (US) A street sweeper. |
| WHITLINGS | • whitlings n. Plural of whitling. • WHITLING n. a young bull trout. |
| WHITTLING | • whittling v. Present participle of whittle. • whittling n. (Usually in the plural) A chip or shaving whittled from some larger substance. • whittling n. The art of carving shapes out of raw wood using a knife. |
| WICKTHING | • WICKTHING n. (dialect) a creeping animal, such as a woodlouse. |
| WINDTIGHT | • windtight adj. Impermeable to wind. • WINDTIGHT adj. so tight as to prevent the passing through of wind. |
| WITCHINGS | • witchings n. Plural of witching. • WITCHING n. the act of witching. |
| WITHERING | • withering adj. Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm, or cause complete destruction. • withering adj. Diminishing rapidly. • withering adj. Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way. |
| WRITHINGS | • writhings n. Plural of writhing. • WRITHING n. the act of writhing. |