(especially Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Alternative form of blathering
verb
present participle of blether
blithering
blithering
adj
Talking incoherently; jabbering.
noun
Incoherent or foolish talk.
verb
present participle of blither
catchingly
catchingly
adv
In a catchy or alluring manner.
chantingly
chantingly
adv
in a chanting manner
chattingly
cheatingly
cheatingly
adv
in a cheating manner
chilognath
chilognath
noun
(zoology) Any of the subclass Chilognatha of the millipedes.
claughting
delighting
delighting
verb
present participle of delight
earthlings
earthlings
noun
plural of earthling
enlightens
enlightens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enlighten
ethnologic
ethnologic
adj
Ethnological.
ethylating
ethylating
adj
That serves to ethylate
verb
present participle of ethylate
fatherling
fatherling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A father.
A father's child.
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fightingly
fightingly
adv
So as to fight; pugnaciously.
fletchings
fletchings
noun
plural of fletching
folkething
galinthias
gaultherin
gaultherin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside salicylate, methyl 2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxybenzoate, found in Gaultheria yunnanensis.
genethliac
genethliac
adj
Of or pertaining to the casting of horoscopes at a person's birth
noun
A birthday poem.
A person who casts horoscopes.
genteelish
genteelish
adj
Somewhat genteel.
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
gluttonish
gluttonish
adj
gluttonous
gnathalgia
gnathalgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the jaw
hatcheling
hauntingly
hauntingly
adv
In a haunting manner.
hollington
hostelling
hostelling
noun
(British spelling) the practice of staying in youth hostels when on holiday, or travelling
hurtlingly
hurtlingly
adv
In a hurtling manner; very rapidly.
insightful
insightful
adj
Possessing insight.
interglyph
interglyph
noun
(architecture) The space between glyphs.
interlight
interlight
noun
(horticulture) A lamp placed within the plant canopy to encourage growth in leaves that would otherwise be shaded.
itcheoglan
knightdale
knightless
knightless
adj
(not comparable) Without a knight.
(rare, obsolete) Unbecoming of a knight; unchivalrous.
knightlike
knightlike
adj
Knightly; bold, gallant, etc.
knightling
knightling
noun
A small or petty knight.
landsthing
leathering
leathering
verb
present participle of leather
lengthiest
lengthiest
adj
superlative form of lengthy: most lengthy
lengthwise
lengthwise
adj
In the long direction of an oblong object.
lighteners
lighteners
noun
plural of lightener
lightening
lightening
noun
(medicine) The sensation caused by the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity before the onset of labour
(nautical) The removal of cargo (especially crude oil) from a vessel in order to reduce its draft
(obsolete or proscribed) Alternative form of lightning
The act or result of making something light or lighter.
verb
present participle of lighten
lightering
lightering
noun
The process of transferring cargo or fuel off of a sunken or grounded ship, making it easier to refloat.
verb
present participle of lighter
lighterman
lighterman
noun
(nautical) One employed on, owning, or managing a lighter.
lightermen
lightermen
noun
plural of lighterman
lightnings
lightnings
noun
(archaic) plural of lightning
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lightning
lightplane
lightplane
noun
A small, lightweight aeroplane.
linlithgow
linlithgow
Proper noun
a royal burgh in council area, Scotland It was formerly the county town of the historic county of West Lothian.
an old name for the county of alternatively known as
lithifying
lithifying
verb
present participle of lithify
loathingly
loathingly
adv
With loathing.
lothringen
ludgathian
midnightly
midnightly
adj
Taking place at midnight.
moonlights
moonlights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of moonlight
moonlighty
moonlighty
adj
Resembling or characteristic of moonlight.
motherling
motherling
noun
(derogatory) Mother.
(diminutive, endearing) A mother, especially a precious one.
A woman's child.
mouthingly
nightclubs
nightclubs
noun
plural of nightclub
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nightclub
nightfalls
nightfalls
noun
plural of nightfall
nightglass
nightstool
nightstool
noun
A chamber pot built into a chair.
northlight
odelsthing
oilheating
oughtlings
outhowling
outhowling
verb
present participle of outhowl
outlighten
outlighten
verb
(transitive, poetic) To be more light or bright than; outshine.
phalangist
phalangist
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Phalangist
phalangite
phalangite
noun
(historical) Specifically, a pikeman fighting in a Macedonian phalanx, armed with a two-handed pike and using a smaller shield than the hoplite's aspis.
(obsolete) A soldier belonging to a phalanx.
philogeant
philtering
philtering
verb
present participle of philter
phlogiston
phlogiston
noun
(chemistry, historical) The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.
playthings
playthings
noun
plural of plaything
reclothing
reclothing
verb
present participle of reclothe
relighting
relighting
verb
present participle of relight
scathingly
scathingly
adv
In a scathing manner.
seethingly
seethingly
adv
Furiously; in a rage.
In a seething manner.
sheltering
sheltering
noun
A shelter; a structure beneath which one shelters.
verb
present participle of shelter
shiftingly
shiftingly
adv
In a shifting manner.
shingleton
shoutingly
shoutingly
adv
In a shouting manner.
slathering
slathering
noun
A portion of thickly spread material.
The act of spreading thickly.
verb
present participle of slather
slightness
slightness
noun
The property of being slight, smallness, petiteness
slingshots
slingshots
noun
plural of slingshot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slingshot
slithering
slithering
noun
The act of one who slithers.
verb
present participle of slither
snowflight
soothingly
soothingly
adv
In a soothing manner.
splotching
splotching
noun
A splotch mark.
verb
present participle of splotch
springhalt
springhalt
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of stringhalt.
sternlight
stringhalt
stringhalt
noun
A kind of lameness in horses, causing the animal to twitch its leg up suddenly.
sulphating
sulphating
verb
present participle of sulphate
sunlighted
sunlighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sunlight
tallyhoing
tallyhoing
verb
present participle of tallyho
tanglefish
teachingly
telphering
telphering
verb
present participle of telpher
thargelion
theligonum
theologian
theologian
noun
In Eastern Orthodox usage, a person who has had direct experience of and unity with God.
In Roman Catholic usage, a theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church.
One who studies theology.
thievingly
thievingly
adv
Like a thief; by or with stealing.
thinkingly
thinkingly
adv
With thought or thinking.
thrivingly
thrivingly
adv
In a thriving manner, or so as to thrive.
throttling
throttling
noun
Reduction in amount of chemical or other fluid in process such as a heating or ventilation system.
Reduction in flow rate between two points caused by an intermediate restriction, device, structure or configuration.
The temporary reduction of bandwidth through a communications network by controlling the package flow rate, in order to minimise congestion.
verb
present participle of throttle
thuddingly
thuddingly
adv
(figuratively) In a dull, predictable manner.
In a thudding way; making a thudding sound.
thumpingly
thumpingly
adv
(informal) Extremely.
With thumping noises.
touchingly
touchingly
adv
In a touching manner.
translight
trauchling
triglochin
tweenlight
tweenlight
noun
(rare or dialectal) The period between dusk and nightfall; twilight.