| bombing | (noun) an attack by dropping bombs | Synonyms: bombardment |
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| (noun) the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists | - |
| climbing | (noun) an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) | Synonyms: climb, mounting |
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| clubbing | (noun) a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease | - |
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| combing | (noun) the act of drawing a comb through hair | Synonyms: comb |
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| curbing | (noun) an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) | Synonyms: curb, kerb |
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| dabbing | (noun) pressing a marijuana concentrate to a hot surface in order to vaporize it and inhale the concentrate | - |
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| (noun) a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing | Synonyms: dab |
| daubing | (noun) the application of plaster | Synonyms: plastering |
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| drubbing | (noun) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | Synonyms: beating, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking |
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| (noun) a sound defeat | Synonyms: debacle, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whipping |
| dubbing | (noun) a new soundtrack that is added to a film | - |
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| ebbing | (noun) a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) | Synonyms: ebb, wane |
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| fibbing | (noun) a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear | Synonyms: paltering |
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| imbibing | (noun) the act of consuming liquids | Synonyms: drinking, imbibition |
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| jabbing | (noun) a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) | Synonyms: jab, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting |
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| plumbing | (noun) measuring the depths of the oceans | Synonyms: bathymetry |
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| (noun) the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) | Synonyms: plumbery |
| (noun) utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage | Synonyms: plumbing system |
| ribbing | (noun) the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances | Synonyms: tantalization, tease, teasing |
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| (noun) a framework of ribs | - |
| rubbing | (noun) effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure | Synonyms: detrition, friction |
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| (noun) representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal | - |
| (noun) the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another | Synonyms: friction |
| scrubbing | (noun) the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water | Synonyms: scouring, scrub |
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| sobbing | (noun) convulsive gasp made while weeping | Synonyms: sob |
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| subbing | (noun) working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence | Synonyms: substituting |
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| swabbing | (noun) cleaning with a mop | Synonyms: mopping |
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| throbbing | (noun) an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) | Synonyms: pounding, throb |
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| (noun) a sound with a strong rhythmic beat | - |
| tubing | (noun) conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases | Synonyms: tube |
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| webbing | (noun) a strong fabric woven in strips | - |
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| (noun) a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts | - |
| (noun) something forming a web (as between the toes of birds) | - |