BUSHRANGING | • bushranging n. The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger. • BUSHRANGING n. being a bushranger. |
CHAGRINNING | • chagrinning v. Present participle of chagrin. • chagrinning adj. Alternative form of chagrining. • CHAGRIN v. (French) to humiliate. |
CHALLENGING | • challenging v. Present participle of challenge. • challenging adj. Difficult, hard to do. • challenging n. The act of making a challenge. |
CHANGELINGS | • changelings n. Plural of changeling. • CHANGELING n. a child substituted for another, esp. one supposed to be left by the fairies. |
CHINWAGGING | • chinwagging v. Present participle of chinwag. • CHINWAG v. to chat. |
GAINSHARING | • gainsharing n. A compensation system in which companies share the financial value of performance gains, such as productivity… • gain-sharing n. Alternative spelling of gainsharing. • GAINSHARING n. a system in which employees are financially rewarded for reducing operating costs and working more efficiently. |
GARNISHINGS | • garnishings n. Plural of garnishing. • GARNISHING n. decoration with ornamental appendages. |
HANDBAGGING | • handbagging v. Present participle of handbag. • handbagging n. (UK, humorous) A verbal attack or criticism. • HANDBAGGING n. an attack with a handbag. |
HEADBANGING | • headbanging n. A type of dance associated with hard rock or heavy metal music, in which the head is shaken violently… • headbanging v. Present participle of headbang. • HEADBANGING n. the act of shaking the head vigorously in time with loud rock music. |
INGATHERING | • ingathering v. Present participle of ingather. • ingathering n. The gathering in of a literal or metaphorical harvest. • INGATHERING n. the gathering in of crops etc. |
LANGUISHING | • languishing adj. Lacking of vigor or spirit. • languishing v. Present participle of languish. • languishing n. The act of one who languishes. |
MEGAPHONING | • megaphoning v. Present participle of megaphone. • MEGAPHONE v. to magnify sound. |
NIGHTFARING | • nightfaring adj. Making one’s way during the night; travelling at night. • NIGHTFARING adj. travelling by night. |
NIGHTINGALE | • nightingale n. A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful… • nightingale n. A kind of flannel scarf with sleeves, formerly worn by invalids when sitting up in bed. • Nightingale prop.n. A surname. |
OVERHANGING | • overhanging v. Present participle of overhang. • overhanging n. (Architecture) Synonym of overhang. • OVERHANG v. to protrude over. |
SHANGHAIING | • shanghaiing v. Present participle of shanghai. • shanghaiing n. The act of one who shanghais; a press-ganging or abduction. • SHANGHAI v. to kidnap for service aboard a ship. |
SPANGHEWING | • spanghewing v. Present participle of spanghew. • SPANGHEW v. (dialect) to fling into the air. |