| BRIGHTENING | • brightening v. Present participle of brighten. • brightening n. An instance of becoming brighter. • BRIGHTEN v. to make bright. |
| CHRISTENING | • christening n. The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name. • christening n. Any instance of someone’s or something’s being christened. • christening v. Present participle of christen. |
| DISTHRONING | • disthroning v. Present participle of disthrone. • DISTHRONE v. to remove from a throne, also DETHRONE, UNTHRONE. |
| FORTHINKING | • forthinking v. Present participle of forthink. • FORTHINK v. to repent; to regret. |
| FRIGHTENING | • frightening adj. Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary. • frightening adj. (Figuratively) Awful, terrible, very bad. • frightening v. Present participle of frighten. |
| HANDWRITING | • handwriting n. The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed. • handwriting n. Text that was written by hand. • handwriting n. The characteristic writing of a particular person. |
| HIBERNATING | • hibernating v. Present participle of hibernate. • HIBERNATE v. to pass the winter in a dormant state. |
| INBREATHING | • inbreathing v. Present participle of inbreathe. • inbreathing n. A breathing in; an inhalation. • INBREATHE v. to infuse by breathing; to inspire. |
| INGATHERING | • ingathering v. Present participle of ingather. • ingathering n. The gathering in of a literal or metaphorical harvest. • INGATHERING n. the gathering in of crops etc. |
| INTHRALLING | • inthralling v. Present participle of inthral. • inthralling v. Present participle of inthrall. • INTHRALL v. to charm, also ENTHRALL, INTHRAL. |
| INTRENCHING | • intrenching v. Present participle of intrench. • INTRENCH v. to fix firmly, also ENTRENCH. |
| INWREATHING | • inwreathing v. Present participle of inwreathe. • INWREATHE v. to surround or encompass as with a wreath, also ENWREATH, ENWREATHE. |
| NIGHTFARING | • nightfaring adj. Making one’s way during the night; travelling at night. • NIGHTFARING adj. travelling by night. |
| NIGHTRIDING | • night-riding adj. (Chiefly US) That rides out at night, especially to carry out acts of violence. • NIGHTRIDING n. the activity of a nightrider, a member of a secret band of white men who carried out lynchings in the southern USA. |
| RETHINKINGS | • rethinkings n. Plural of rethinking. • RETHINKING n. the act of thinking again. |
| TREPHININGS | • trephinings n. Plural of trephining. • TREPHINING n. a surgical cutting open of the skull. |
| UNWITHERING | • unwithering adj. Not withering; staying fresh and whole. • UNWITHERING adj. not withering. |