| ALARUMING | • alaruming v. (Archaic, rare) present participle of alarum. • ALARUM v. (archaic) to alarm, also LARUM. |
| ASSUMINGS | • assumings n. Plural of assuming. • ASSUMING n. the act of making an assumption. |
| CONSUMING | • consuming v. Present participle of consume. • consuming adj. Holding one’s attention or interest. • consuming n. Consumption; the process by which something is consumed. |
| COSTUMING | • costuming v. Present participle of costume. • costuming n. Material for making costumes. • costuming n. The putting on of a costume; dressing up. |
| DEPLUMING | • depluming v. Present participle of deplume. • DEPLUME v. to deprive of feathers. |
| EMPLUMING | • empluming v. Present participle of emplume. • EMPLUME v. (archaic) to provide with a plume. |
| PERFUMING | • perfuming v. Present participle of perfume. • PERFUME v. to fill with a fragrant odour. |
| PODIUMING | • podiuming v. Present participle of podium. • PODIUM v. to win a place on the victors' podium by finishing in the leading places in a sporting competition. |
| POSSUMING | • possuming v. Present participle of possum. • POSSUM v. to feign ignorance (i.e. to play possum). |
| PRESUMING | • presuming v. Present participle of presume. • presuming adj. Confidently or arrogantly overstepping reasonable bounds. • PRESUME v. to take for granted. |
| SUBSUMING | • subsuming v. Present participle of subsume. • SUBSUME v. to classify within a larger category. |
| TALCUMING | • talcuming v. Present participle of talcum. • TALCUM v. to treat with a powder made from talc. |
| UNPLUMING | • unpluming v. Present participle of unplume. • UNPLUME v. to strip of feathers. |
| VACUUMING | • vacuuming v. Present participle of vacuum. • vacuuming n. An instance of vacuuming. • vacuuming n. (Chiefly in the plural) Material sucked up by a vacuum cleaner. |