| BUNBURYING | • Bunburying n. (Humorous) Avoiding one’s duties and responsibilities by claiming to have appointments to see a fictitious person. • BUNBURY v. to create a fictitious scenario that provides an excuse for avoiding unwanted engagements. |
| GUNRUNNING | • gunrunning n. The smuggling of arms and ammunition. • GUNRUNNING n. smuggling guns into a country. |
| OUTBURNING | • outburning v. Present participle of outburn. • OUTBURN v. to burn longer than. |
| OUTRUNNING | • outrunning v. Present participle of outrun. • OUTRUN v. to run faster than. |
| PUNCTURING | • puncturing v. Present participle of puncture. • puncturing n. The act by which something is punctured. • PUNCTURE v. to pierce with a pointed object. |
| SUNBURNING | • sunburning v. Present participle of sunburn. • SUNBURN v. to burn by exposure to sun. |
| UNALLURING | • unalluring adj. Not alluring. • UNALLURING adj. not alluring. |
| UNDERUSING | • underusing v. Present participle of underuse. • UNDERUSE v. to not use to the fullest extent. |
| UNGROUPING | • ungrouping v. Present participle of ungroup. • UNGROUP v. to separate from a group. |
| UNGRUDGING | • ungrudging adj. Lacking envy or reluctance. • UNGRUDGING adj. being without envy or reluctance. |
| UNGUARDING | • unguarding v. Present participle of unguard. • UNGUARD v. to leave unprotected. |
| UNHURRYING | • unhurrying adj. Not hurrying. • UNHURRYING adj. not hurrying. |
| UNRECURING | • unrecuring adj. (Obsolete) incurable; impossible to heal. • UNRECURING adj. (Shakespeare) incurable. |
| UNROUNDING | • unrounding v. Present participle of unround. • UNROUND v. to articulate without rounding the lips. |
| UNRUFFLING | • unruffling v. Present participle of unruffle. • unruffling adj. Not creating ruffles or stress. • UNRUFFLE v. to recover from ruffling. |
| UNTRUSSING | • untrussing v. Present participle of untruss. • UNTRUSSING n. the act of untrussing. |
| UNTRUSTING | • untrusting adj. Without trust; not inclined to trust. • UNTRUSTING adj. not trusting. |
| UPTURNINGS | • upturnings n. Plural of upturning. • UPTURNING n. the act of turning upwards. |