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334 Words That End With LING

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ailing (adjective) somewhat ill or prone to illness Synonyms: indisposed, peaked, poorly, seedy, sickly, under the weather, unwell
angling (noun) fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)
annealing (noun) hardening something by heat treatment Synonyms: tempering
appalling (adjective) causing consternation Synonyms: dismaying
(noun) an experience that appalls
appealing (adjective) able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
(adjective) (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings Synonyms: likable, likeable, sympathetic
assembling (noun) the act of gathering something together Synonyms: aggregation, collecting, collection
babbling (noun) gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby Synonyms: babble, lallation
baffling (adjective) making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe Synonyms: elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough
bawling (noun) loud cries made while weeping Synonyms: wailing
beagling (noun) hunting rabbits with beagles
beetling (adjective) jutting or overhanging Synonyms: beetle
befooling (noun) derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent Synonyms: stultification
beguiling (adjective) misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods
(adjective) highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire Synonyms: alluring, enticing, tempting
belittling (adjective) tending to diminish or disparage Synonyms: deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting
(noun) the act of belittling
(noun) a belittling comment Synonyms: denigration
belling (noun) a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple Synonyms: callathump, callithump, charivari, chivaree, shivaree
bicycling (noun) riding a bicycle
billing (noun) request for payment of a debt Synonyms: charge
birling (noun) rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) Synonyms: logrolling
bling (noun) flashy, ostentatious jewelry Synonyms: bling bling
bloodcurdling (adjective) extremely alarming Synonyms: hair-raising, nightmarish
boiling (noun) cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil Synonyms: simmering, stewing
(noun) the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
(adverb) passionately or agitatedly
bowling (noun) a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
(noun) the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
(noun) (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
brambling (noun) Eurasian finch Synonyms: Fringilla montifringilla
brisling (noun) small herring processed like a sardine Synonyms: Clupea sprattus, sprat
(noun) small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines Synonyms: sprat
broiling (noun) cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) Synonyms: broil, grilling
bubbling (adjective) emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation Synonyms: bubbly, effervescing, foaming, foamy, frothy, spumy
(adjective) marked by high spirits or excitement Synonyms: effervescent, frothy, scintillating, sparkly
bumbling (adjective) lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands Synonyms: bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed
bundling (noun) the act of binding something into a bundle
(noun) the act of shoving hastily
(noun) a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
bungling (adjective) lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands Synonyms: bumbling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed
(adjective) showing lack of skill or aptitude Synonyms: clumsy, fumbling, incompetent
burbling (adjective) uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm Synonyms: burbly, effusive, gushing
bustling (adjective) full of energetic and noisy activity
calling (noun) the particular occupation for which you are trained Synonyms: career, vocation
caroling (noun) singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)
castling (noun) interchanging the positions of the king and a rook Synonyms: castle
catling (noun) a long double-edged knife used for amputations
ceiling (noun) the overhead upper surface of a covered space
(noun) (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
(noun) maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
(noun) an upper limit on what is allowed Synonyms: cap, roof
changeling (noun) a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
(noun) a person of subnormal intelligence Synonyms: cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard
chilling (adjective) provoking fear or terror Synonyms: scary, shivery, shuddery
(noun) the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature Synonyms: cooling, temperature reduction
cling (noun) fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit Synonyms: clingstone
(verb) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation Synonyms: adhere, cleave, cohere, stick
(verb) hold on tightly or tenaciously Synonyms: hang
(verb) to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
cobbling (noun) the shoemaker's trade Synonyms: shoe repairing, shoemaking
codling (noun) young codfish
coiling (adjective) in the shape of a coil Synonyms: helical, spiral, spiraling, spiralling, turbinate, volute, voluted, whorled
compelling (adjective) tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument
(adjective) driving or forcing
compiling (noun) the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list) Synonyms: compilation
concealing (adjective) covering or hiding
(noun) the activity of keeping something secret Synonyms: concealment, hiding
consoling (adjective) affording comfort or solace Synonyms: comforting, consolatory
controlling (adjective) able to control or determine policy
cooling (noun) a mechanism for keeping something cool Synonyms: cooling system
(noun) the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature Synonyms: chilling, temperature reduction
counseling (noun) something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action Synonyms: counsel, counselling, direction, guidance
counselling (noun) something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action Synonyms: counsel, counseling, direction, guidance
coupling (noun) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes Synonyms: conjugation, mating, pairing, sexual union, union
(noun) a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects Synonyms: coupler
(noun) a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together Synonyms: yoke
cowling (noun) protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine Synonyms: bonnet, cowl, hood
crackling (noun) the sharp sound of snapping noises Synonyms: crackle, crepitation
(noun) the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered Synonyms: greaves
crawling (noun) a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body Synonyms: crawl, creep, creeping
crippling (adjective) that cripples or disables or incapacitates Synonyms: disabling, incapacitating
cuddling (noun) affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) Synonyms: caressing, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling
curdling (noun) the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid Synonyms: clotting, coagulation
curling (adjective) (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl Synonyms: curled
(noun) a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
cycling (noun) the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
cymling (noun) squash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped edge; usually greenish white Synonyms: pattypan squash
dangling (noun) the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) Synonyms: hanging, suspension
darkling (adjective) (poetic) occurring in the dark or night
(adjective) uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure
darling (adjective) dearly loved Synonyms: beloved, dear
(noun) a special loved one Synonyms: dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite, pet
(noun) a beloved person; used as terms of endearment Synonyms: baby, beloved, dear, dearest, dearie, deary, honey, love, sweetheart, sweetie
dawdling (noun) the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working Synonyms: dalliance, trifling
dazzling (adjective) shining intensely Synonyms: blazing, blinding, fulgent, glaring, glary
(adjective) amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning Synonyms: eye-popping, fulgurant, fulgurous
dealing (noun) method or manner of conduct in relation to others
(noun) the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) Synonyms: dealings, transaction
detailing (noun) an individualized description of a particular instance Synonyms: particularisation, particularization
disabling (adjective) depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified Synonyms: disqualifying
(adjective) that cripples or disables or incapacitates Synonyms: crippling, incapacitating
dismantling (noun) the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) Synonyms: disassembly, dismantlement
dissembling (noun) the act of deceiving Synonyms: deceit, deception, dissimulation
(noun) pretending with intention to deceive Synonyms: feigning, pretence, pretense
doubling (noun) raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 Synonyms: double
(noun) increase by a factor of two
doweling (noun) fastening by dowels
dribbling (noun) the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks Synonyms: dribble
drilling (noun) the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum Synonyms: boring, oil production
(noun) the act of drilling Synonyms: boring
drizzling (adjective) (of rain) falling lightly in very small drops
duckling (noun) young duck
(noun) flesh of a young domestic duck
dumpling (noun) small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough Synonyms: dumplings
(noun) dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry
dwelling (noun) housing that someone is living in Synonyms: abode, domicile, dwelling house, habitation, home
dwindling (adjective) gradually decreasing until little remains Synonyms: tapering, tapering off
(noun) a becoming gradually less Synonyms: dwindling away
earthling (noun) an inhabitant of the earth Synonyms: earthman, tellurian, worldling
enabling (adjective) providing legal power or sanction
encircling (adjective) being all around the edges; enclosing Synonyms: skirting
enfeebling (adjective) causing debilitation Synonyms: debilitative, enervating, weakening
ennobling (adjective) tending to exalt Synonyms: exalting
(adjective) investing with dignity or honor Synonyms: dignifying
enthralling (adjective) capturing interest as if by a spell Synonyms: bewitching, captivating, enchanting, entrancing, fascinating
expelling (noun) any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body Synonyms: discharge, emission
failing (adjective) below acceptable in performance
(noun) failure to reach a minimum required performance Synonyms: flunk
(noun) a flaw or weak point Synonyms: weakness
falling (adjective) becoming lower or less in degree or value
(adjective) decreasing in amount or degree
(adjective) coming down freely under the influence of gravity Synonyms: dropping
feeling (noun) the experiencing of affective and emotional states
(noun) an intuitive understanding of something Synonyms: intuitive feeling
(noun) a physical sensation that you experience
(noun) the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin Synonyms: tactile sensation, tactual sensation, touch, touch sensation
(noun) a vague idea in which some confidence is placed Synonyms: belief, impression, notion, opinion
(noun) the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people Synonyms: feel, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tone
fiddling (adjective) (informal) small and of little importance Synonyms: footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial
filing (noun) preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.
(noun) the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)
(noun) the entering of a legal document into the public record
(noun) a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file
filling (noun) the act of filling something
(noun) the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving Synonyms: pick, weft, woof
(noun) (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth
(noun) a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
(noun) flow into something (as a container)
(noun) any material that fills a space or container Synonyms: fill
fingerling (noun) a young or small fish
fingerspelling (noun) an alphabet of manual signs Synonyms: finger spelling
fledgeling (adjective) (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers Synonyms: fledgling
(noun) young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying Synonyms: fledgling
(noun) any new participant in some activity Synonyms: entrant, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starter
fledgling (adjective) (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers Synonyms: fledgeling
(adjective) young and inexperienced Synonyms: callow, unfledged
(noun) young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying Synonyms: fledgeling
(noun) any new participant in some activity Synonyms: entrant, fledgeling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starter
fling (noun) a brief indulgence of your impulses Synonyms: spree
(noun) a usually brief attempt Synonyms: crack, go, offer, pass, whirl
(noun) the act of flinging
(verb) throw with force or recklessness
(verb) move in an abrupt or headlong manner
(verb) indulge oneself Synonyms: splurge
(verb) throw or cast away Synonyms: cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out
foiling (noun) an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts Synonyms: frustration, thwarting
fondling (noun) affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) Synonyms: caressing, cuddling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling
fooling (adjective) characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility Synonyms: casual

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