BECOMING | • becoming v. Present participle of become. • becoming n. (Chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes. • becoming adj. Pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful. |
BESOMING | • besoming v. Present participle of besom. • BESOM v. to sweep with a besom. |
BLOOMING | • blooming v. Present participle of bloom. • blooming adj. Opening in blossoms; flowering. • blooming adj. Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, vigour; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health. |
BOSOMING | • bosoming v. Present participle of bosom. • BOSOM v. to enclose in the bosom. |
BROOMING | • brooming v. Present participle of broom. • brooming n. A sweeping with a broom. • BROOM v. to sweep with a broom. |
CAROMING | • caroming v. Present participle of carom. • CAROM v. to collide with and rebound, also CARROM. |
CHROMING | • chroming n. (Australia) The act of inhaling the fumes of substances such as glue or paint, usually by sniffing them… • chroming v. Present participle of chrome. • CHROMING n. the act of plating with chromium. |
GLOOMING | • glooming v. Present participle of gloom. • glooming n. Twilight of morning or evening; the gloaming. • glooming n. Gloomy behaviour; melancholy. |
GROOMING | • grooming v. Present participle of groom. • grooming n. Care for one’s personal appearance, hygiene, and clothing. • grooming n. (Biology) The practice of primates picking through the hair of others, looking for insects etc. |
INCOMING | • incoming adj. Coming (or about to come) in; arriving. • incoming adj. Succeeding to an office. • incoming n. (Countable) The act of coming in; arrival. |
ONCOMING | • oncoming n. Approach, onset. • oncoming adj. Approaching; coming closer. • oncoming v. Present participle of oncome. |
REHOMING | • rehoming v. Present participle of rehome. • rehoming n. The process of finding a new home for somebody. • REHOMING n. the act of homing again. |
SCROMING | • SCROME v. (dialect) to crawl or climb, esp. using the hands. |
SLOOMING | • slooming v. Present participle of sloom. • SLOOM v. to slumber. |
SPOOMING | • spooming v. Present participle of spoom. • SPOOM v. to scud before the wind. |
UPCOMING | • upcoming adj. Happening or appearing in the relatively near future. • upcoming adj. Eggcorn of up-and-coming. • upcoming n. The act of coming up. |
UPDOMING | • updoming v. Present participle of updome. • updoming n. (Geology) A bulging upwards in a dome shape. • UPDOMING n. the upward deformation of a rock mass into a dome shape. |
VENOMING | • venoming v. Present participle of venom. • VENOM v. to inject with a poisonous secretion. |
VROOMING | • vrooming v. Present participle of vroom. • VROOM v. to run an engine at high speed, also VAROOM. |