| CHASTENING | • chastening v. Present participle of chasten. • chastening n. The act by which somebody is chastened. • CHASTEN v. to chastise. |
| FLATTENING | • flattening v. Present participle of flatten. • flattening n. The act, or the result of making something flat or flatter. • flattening n. A flattened part of something. |
| GLISTENING | • glistening v. Present participle of glisten. • glistening n. The appearance of something that glistens. • glistening n. (Optics) A fluid-filled microvacuole within a lens. |
| GREATENING | • greatening v. Present participle of greaten. • GREATEN v. to make great. |
| GUESTENING | • guestening v. Present participle of guesten. • GUESTEN v. (obsolete) to stay as a guest. |
| HEARTENING | • heartening adj. Cheerfully encouraging. • heartening v. Present participle of hearten. • HEARTEN v. to give courage to, also HARTEN. |
| LIGHTENING | • lightening v. Present participle of lighten. • lightening n. The act or result of making something light or lighter. • lightening n. (Medicine) The sensation caused by the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity before the onset of labour. |
| MOISTENING | • moistening v. Present participle of moisten. • moistening n. The act of making something moist. • MOISTEN v. to make or become moist. |
| QUIETENING | • quietening v. Present participle of quieten. • quietening n. The act of making something quieter. • QUIETENING n. the act of quietening. |
| RIGHTENING | • rightening v. Present participle of righten. • RIGHTEN v. (archaic) to set right. |
| SHORTENING | • shortening n. (US, cooking) Fat that is solid at room temperature, such as margarine or lard (not usually used of… • shortening n. Verbal noun of shorten: the process by which something is made shorter; a reduction in length. • shortening v. Present participle of shorten. |
| SMARTENING | • smartening v. Present participle of smarten. • SMARTEN v. to improve in appearance. |
| STOUTENING | • stoutening v. Present participle of stouten. • STOUTEN v. to make stout. |
| SWEETENING | • sweetening n. The process of making something sweeter. • sweetening n. A sweetener. • sweetening v. Present participle of sweeten. |
| TIGHTENING | • tightening v. Present participle of tighten. • tightening n. The act or process of making more tight. • TIGHTENING n. the act of making tight. |