| IMPOWERING | • impowering v. Present participle of impower. • IMPOWER v. to authorize, also EMPOWER. |
| INWRAPPING | • inwrapping v. Present participle of inwrap. • INWRAPPING n. the act of wrapping round. |
| PERIWINKLE | • periwinkle n. Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers. • periwinkle n. Similar plants of genus Catharanthus. • periwinkle n. A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light. |
| PICOWAVING | • PICOWAVE v. to irradiate (food) with gamma rays. |
| PIGEONWING | • pigeonwing n. A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it. • pigeonwing n. An old style of dressing men’s side hair in a form resembling a pigeon’s wings; or a wig of similar shape. • pigeonwing n. A fancy dance step executed by jumping and striking the legs together. |
| PIKEMINNOW | • pikeminnow n. The squawfish. |
| PILLIWINKS | • pilliwinks n. (Chiefly Scotland, historical) A torture device for squeezing the fingers; a thumbscrew. • PILLIWINKS n. an instrument of torture designed to crush fingers, also PILNIEWINKS, PINNIEWINKLE, PINNYWINKLE. |
| PREVIEWING | • previewing v. Present participle of preview. • PREVIEW v. to view or exhibit in advance, also PREVUE. |
| PREWRITING | • prewriting n. A first draft, or plan made before the actual writing starts. • prewriting v. Present participle of prewrite. • PREWRITING n. a preliminary writing. |
| UPSWINGING | • upswinging v. Present participle of upswing. • UPSWING v. to swing upward. |
| UPWHIRLING | • upwhirling v. Present participle of upwhirl. • UPWHIRL v. to whirl up. |
| VIEWPOINTS | • viewpoints n. Plural of viewpoint. • view-points n. Plural of view-point. • VIEWPOINT n. a place offering a good view. |
| WAMPISHING | • wampishing v. Present participle of wampish. • WAMPISH v. (Scott) to brandish, flourish. |
| WHIMPERING | • whimpering v. Present participle of whimper. • whimpering n. The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint. • WHIMPERING adj. crying with plaintive, broken sounds. |
| WHIPPETING | • WHIPPETING n. the sport of racing whippets. |
| WHIPPINESS | • whippiness n. The state or condition of being whippy. • WHIPPINESS n. the state of being whippy. |
| WHIPSAWING | • whipsawing v. Present participle of whipsaw. • WHIPSAW v. to cut with a narrow tapering saw. |
| WHISPERING | • whispering v. Present participle of whisper. • whispering adj. That whispers. • whispering adj. Associated with whispers. |
| WINCOPIPES | • wincopipes n. Plural of wincopipe. • WINCOPIPE n. (obsolete) a little red flower, probably the scarlet pimpernel. |
| WORSHIPING | • worshiping v. (US) present participle of worship. • worshiping n. (US) Alternative form of worshipping. • WORSHIP v. to honour as a divine being. |