| ATTAINING | • attaining v. Present participle of attain. • ATTAIN v. to gain or achieve by mental or physical effort. |
| DETAINING | • detaining v. Present participle of detain. • detaining n. The act by which someone is detained; detention. • DETAIN v. to hold in custody. |
| GRAININGS | • grainings n. Plural of graining. • GRAINING n. a process in tanning in which the grain of the leather is raised. |
| OBTAINING | • obtaining v. Present participle of obtain. • OBTAIN v. to gain possession of. |
| ORDAINING | • ordaining v. Present participle of ordain. • ORDAIN v. to invest with holy authority. |
| PLAININGS | • plainings n. Plural of plaining. • PLAINING n. (Shakespeare) complaint. |
| REGAINING | • regaining v. Present participle of regain. • regaining n. The act by which something is regained. • REGAIN v. to take possession once more. |
| REMAINING | • remaining v. Present participle of remain. • remaining n. (Uncountable, now obsolete or in theology) An act or occurrence by which someone or something remains. • remaining n. (Countable, rare) remnant. |
| RETAINING | • retaining adj. Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall. • retaining v. Present participle of retain. • retaining n. The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention. |
| SPRAINING | • spraining v. Present participle of sprain. • SPRAIN v. to injure by twisting or wrenching. |
| STAININGS | • stainings n. Plural of staining, gerund of stain. • STAINING n. the act of staining. |
| STRAINING | • straining v. Present participle of strain. • straining n. The act by which one strains. (muscles, etc) • straining n. Filtering, the process of passing something through a strainer. |
| SWAININGS | • SWAINING n. lovemaking. |
| TRAININGS | • trainings n. Plural of training. • TRAINING n. systematic instruction. |