| CLINCHINGLY | • clinchingly adv. In a clinching manner, in a manner which serves to clinch something. • CLINCHING adv. CLINCH, to settle a matter decisively. |
| FLINCHINGLY | • flinchingly adv. With a flinching motion. • FLINCHING adv. shrinking. |
| HINDERINGLY | • hinderingly adv. In a hindering manner. • HINDERING adv. impeding. |
| HYACINTHINE | • hyacinthine adj. Of the colour of a hyacinth (either the gem or the flower); reddish-gold (chiefly with reference to hair). • hyacinthine adj. Curling like the petals of the hyacinth. • hyacinthine adj. Beautiful, like the mythological Hyacinthus. |
| HYALINISING | • hyalinising v. Present participle of hyalinise. • HYALINISE v. of tissue, to change to a firm, glassy consistency, also HYALINIZE. |
| HYALINIZING | • hyalinizing v. Present participle of hyalinize. • HYALINIZE v. of tissue, to change to a firm, glassy consistency, also HYALINISE. |
| HYPHENISING | • HYPHENISE v. to put a hyphen in, also HYPHENIZE. |
| HYPHENIZING | • hyphenizing v. Present participle of hyphenize. • HYPHENIZE v. to put a hyphen in, also HYPHENISE. |
| HYPNOTISING | • hypnotising v. Present participle of hypnotise. • HYPNOTISE v. to put in a state of hypnosis, also HYPNOTIZE. |
| HYPNOTIZING | • hypnotizing v. Present participle of hypnotize. • HYPNOTIZE v. to put in a state of hypnosis, also HYPNOTISE. |
| HYPOLIMNION | • hypolimnion n. (Geography) The perpetually cold layer of water that lies beneath the thermocline of a thermally stratified lake. • HYPOLIMNION n. a lower and colder layer of water in a lake. |
| INHABITANCY | • inhabitancy n. The condition of inhabiting or of being inhabited; occupancy. • INHABITANCY n. the act of inhabiting, also INHABITANCE. |
| PUNISHINGLY | • punishingly adv. So as to punish. • punishingly adv. In a way that is tiring or exhausting. • PUNISHING adv. PUNISH, to impose a penalty for wrongdoing. |
| SHRINKINGLY | • shrinkingly adv. In a shrinking manner; as if shrinking away. • SHRINKING adv. drawing back, shy. |
| VANISHINGLY | • vanishingly adv. So as to vanish, or appear to vanish; especially, very small or rare. • VANISHING adv. disappearing. |
| WHINGEINGLY | • whingeingly adv. While whingeing; with peevish complaints. • WHINGEINGLY adv. in the manner of one who whines. |