| shielding | (noun) the act of shielding from harm | - |
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| (noun) a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay | - |
| (noun) shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference | - |
| shipbuilding | (noun) the construction of ships | Synonyms: ship building |
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| siding | (noun) a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass | Synonyms: railroad siding, sidetrack, turnout |
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| (noun) material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof | - |
| skateboarding | (noun) the sport of skating on a skateboard | - |
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| slaveholding | (adjective) allowing slavery | - |
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| (noun) the practice of owning slaves | Synonyms: slavery |
| sledding | (noun) the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh | - |
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| (noun) advancing toward a goal | Synonyms: going |
| sliding | (adjective) being a smooth continuous motion | - |
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| smallholding | (noun) a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation | - |
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| snowboarding | (noun) the act of sliding down a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard | - |
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| sodding | (adjective) without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | Synonyms: arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, staring, stark, thorough, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter |
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| sounding | (adjective) making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form | - |
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| (adjective) having volume or deepness | - |
| (adjective) appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms | Synonyms: looking |
| (noun) the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line) | - |
| (noun) a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line | - |
| speeding | (noun) changing location rapidly | Synonyms: hurrying, speed |
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| spellbinding | (adjective) attracting and holding interest as if by a spell | Synonyms: hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing |
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| spending | (noun) the act of spending or disbursing money | Synonyms: disbursal, disbursement, outlay |
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| (noun) money paid out; an amount spent | Synonyms: expenditure, outgo, outlay |
| spoonfeeding | (noun) feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon | - |
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| (noun) teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought | - |
| spreading | (noun) act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time | Synonyms: spread |
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| (noun) the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate | Synonyms: airing, dissemination, public exposure |
| (noun) process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space | Synonyms: spread |
| standing | (adjective) (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs | - |
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| (adjective) executed in or initiated from a standing position | - |
| (adjective) (of fluids) not moving or flowing | - |
| (adjective) having a supporting base | - |
| (adjective) not created for a particular occasion | - |
| (adjective) permanent | - |
| (noun) the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position | - |
| (noun) an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event | - |
| (noun) social or financial or professional status or reputation | - |
| stockholding | (noun) ownership of stocks; the state or fact of holding stock | - |
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| (noun) a specific number of stocks or shares owned | Synonyms: stockholdings |
| stockholdings | (noun) a specific number of stocks or shares owned | Synonyms: stockholding |
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| subheading | (noun) a heading of a subdivision of a text | Synonyms: subhead |
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| subsiding | (noun) a gradual sinking to a lower level | Synonyms: settling, subsidence |
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| succeeding | (adjective) coming after or following | - |
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| (adjective) (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving | Synonyms: future, next |
| surfboarding | (noun) the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave | Synonyms: surfing, surfriding |
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| surfriding | (noun) the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave | Synonyms: surfboarding, surfing |
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| surrounding | (adjective) closely encircling | Synonyms: circumferent, encompassing |
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| surroundings | (noun) the area in which something exists or lives | Synonyms: environment, environs, surround |
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| (noun) the environmental condition | Synonyms: milieu |
| tending | (adjective) (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward | Synonyms: apt, disposed, given, minded |
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| (noun) the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something | Synonyms: aid, attention, care |
| thudding | (adjective) not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft | Synonyms: dull |
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| tidings | (noun) information about recent and important events | Synonyms: intelligence, news, word |
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| trading | (noun) buying or selling securities or commodities | - |
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| unbending | (adjective) incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | Synonyms: inflexible, rigid |
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| uncomprehending | (adjective) lacking understanding | - |
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| undemanding | (adjective) requiring little if any patience or effort or skill | - |
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| understanding | (adjective) characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy | - |
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| (noun) the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination | Synonyms: intellect, reason |
| (noun) the cognitive condition of someone who understands | Synonyms: apprehension, discernment, savvy |
| (noun) an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion | Synonyms: sympathy |
| (noun) the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | Synonyms: agreement |
| understandingly | (adverb) with understanding | - |
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| unending | (adjective) continuing forever or indefinitely | Synonyms: aeonian, ageless, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unceasing |
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| unendingly | (adverb) with unflagging resolve | Synonyms: ceaselessly, continuously, endlessly, incessantly, unceasingly |
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| unfading | (adjective) of an imaginary flower that never fades | Synonyms: amaranthine |
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| unfolding | (noun) a developmental process | Synonyms: flowering |
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| unheeding | (adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention | Synonyms: heedless |
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| unloading | (noun) the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc. | - |
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| unoffending | (adjective) not offending | - |
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| (adjective) not causing anger or annoyance | Synonyms: inoffensive |
| unpretending | (adjective) not ostentatious | Synonyms: unostentatious, unpretentious |
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| unrewarding | (adjective) not rewarding; not providing personal satisfaction | - |
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| unyielding | (adjective) resistant to physical force or pressure | - |
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| (adjective) stubbornly unyielding | Synonyms: dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious |
| unyieldingness | (noun) resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible | Synonyms: adamance, obduracy |
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| upbraiding | (noun) a severe scolding | Synonyms: bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, earful, going-over |
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| upending | (noun) turning upside down; setting on end | Synonyms: inversion |
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| upstanding | (adjective) meriting respect or esteem | Synonyms: solid |
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| vending | (noun) the act of selling goods for a living | Synonyms: hawking, peddling, vendition |
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| voiding | (noun) the bodily process of discharging waste matter | Synonyms: elimination, evacuation, excreting, excretion |
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| wadding | (noun) any material used especially to protect something | Synonyms: packing, packing material |
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| wading | (noun) walking with your feet in shallow water | - |
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| waterboarding | (noun) torture where water is poured over the face of a captive simulating drowning | - |
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| weatherboarding | (noun) a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below | Synonyms: clapboard, weatherboard |
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| wedding | (noun) the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony | Synonyms: marriage, marriage ceremony |
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| (noun) the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed | Synonyms: hymeneals, nuptials, wedding ceremony |
| (noun) a party of people at a wedding | Synonyms: wedding party |
| welding | (noun) fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure | - |
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| wilding | (noun) an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women | - |
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| (noun) a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree) | - |
| winding | (adjective) marked by repeated turns and bends | Synonyms: tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous |
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| (adjective) of a path e.g. | Synonyms: meandering, rambling, wandering |
| (noun) the act of winding or twisting | Synonyms: twist, wind |
| withholding | (noun) the act of deducting from an employee's salary | - |
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| (noun) the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control | - |
| (noun) income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer | Synonyms: withholding tax |
| wording | (noun) the manner in which something is expressed in words | Synonyms: choice of words, diction, phraseology, phrasing, verbiage |
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| wounding | (adjective) causing physical or especially psychological injury | Synonyms: stabbing |
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| (noun) the act of inflicting a wound | Synonyms: wound |
| yielding | (adjective) tending to give in or surrender or agree | - |
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| (adjective) inclined to yield to argument or influence or control | - |
| (adjective) lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure | - |
| (noun) the act of conceding or yielding | Synonyms: conceding, concession |
| (noun) a verbal act of admitting defeat | Synonyms: giving up, surrender |
| yieldingly | (adverb) in an obedient manner | Synonyms: obediently |
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