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205 Words That End With NING

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aligning (adjective) causing to fall into line or into position Synonyms: positioning
apportioning (noun) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan Synonyms: allocation, allotment, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling
assigning (noun) the act of distributing something to designated places or persons Synonyms: assignment
awakening (noun) the act of waking Synonyms: wakening, waking up
awning (noun) a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun Synonyms: sunblind, sunshade
ballooning (noun) flying in a balloon
banning (noun) an official prohibition or edict against something Synonyms: ban, forbiddance, forbidding
bargaining (noun) the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
beginning (adjective) serving to begin Synonyms: first
(noun) the act of starting something Synonyms: commencement, start
(noun) the first part or section of something
(noun) the event consisting of the start of something
(noun) the place where something begins, where it springs into being Synonyms: origin, root, rootage, source
(noun) the time at which something is supposed to begin Synonyms: commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time
blackening (noun) changing to a darker color Synonyms: darkening
broadening (noun) the action of making broader
(noun) the act of making something wider Synonyms: widening
(noun) an increase in width Synonyms: widening
browning (noun) cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill Synonyms: toasting
burgeoning (adjective) very lively and profitable Synonyms: booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving
burning (adjective) of immediate import
(noun) the act of burning something Synonyms: combustion
(noun) execution by electricity Synonyms: electrocution
(noun) execution by fire Synonyms: burning at the stake
(noun) a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
(noun) a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light Synonyms: combustion
(noun) pain that feels hot as if it were on fire Synonyms: burn
campaigning (noun) the campaign of a candidate to be elected Synonyms: candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign
caning (noun) work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) Synonyms: wicker, wickerwork
caravanning (noun) the practice of taking holidays in a caravan
chastening (noun) a rebuke for making a mistake Synonyms: chastisement, correction
christening (noun) giving a Christian name at baptism
churning (adjective) (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence Synonyms: roiled, roiling, roily, turbulent
(adjective) moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation Synonyms: churned-up
cleaning (noun) the act of making something clean Synonyms: cleansing, cleanup
cloning (noun) a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)
clowning (noun) acting like a clown or buffoon Synonyms: buffoonery, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank
(noun) a comic incident or series of incidents Synonyms: comedy, drollery, funniness
cocooning (noun) retreating to the seclusion of your home (as for privacy or escape)
combining (noun) the act of combining things to form a new whole Synonyms: combination, compounding
(noun) an occurrence that results in things being united Synonyms: combine
commissioning (noun) the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions Synonyms: commission
complaining (adjective) expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment Synonyms: complaintive
condemning (adjective) containing or imposing condemnation or censure Synonyms: condemnatory
conditioning (noun) a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
confining (adjective) crowded Synonyms: close
(adjective) restricting the scope or freedom of action Synonyms: constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting
constraining (adjective) restricting the scope or freedom of action Synonyms: confining, constrictive, limiting, restricting
convening (noun) the act of convening Synonyms: convention
crooning (noun) the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner
(noun) singing in a soft low tone
crowning (adjective) forming or providing a crown or summit
(adjective) representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment
cunning (adjective) showing inventiveness and skill Synonyms: clever, ingenious
(adjective) marked by skill in deception Synonyms: crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
(adjective) attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness Synonyms: cute
(noun) crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
(noun) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception Synonyms: craft, craftiness, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
cushioning (noun) artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort Synonyms: padding
damning (adjective) threatening with damnation Synonyms: damnatory
dampening (noun) the act of making something slightly wet Synonyms: moistening
darkening (adjective) becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
(noun) changing to a darker color Synonyms: blackening
darning (noun) the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
dawning (noun) the first light of day Synonyms: aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup
deadening (adjective) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness Synonyms: boring, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
(noun) the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) Synonyms: constipation, impairment, stultification
deafening (adjective) loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss Synonyms: earsplitting, thunderous, thundery
deepening (adjective) accumulating and becoming more intense Synonyms: thickening
(noun) a process of becoming deeper and more profound
defining (noun) any process serving to define the shape of something Synonyms: shaping
demeaning (adjective) causing awareness of your shortcomings Synonyms: humbling, humiliating, mortifying
designing (adjective) concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest Synonyms: scheming
(noun) the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan) Synonyms: design
determining (adjective) having the power or quality of deciding Synonyms: deciding, determinant, determinative
dimensioning (adjective) indicating or determining size and position in space
dining (noun) the act of eating dinner
discerning (adjective) having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
(adjective) able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive
(adjective) quick to understand Synonyms: apprehensive
(adjective) unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic Synonyms: discreet
disheartening (adjective) destructive of morale and self-reliance Synonyms: demoralising, demoralizing, dispiriting
disillusioning (adjective) freeing from illusion or false belief Synonyms: disenchanting
disowning (noun) refusal to acknowledge as one's own Synonyms: disownment
draining (adjective) having a debilitating effect Synonyms: exhausting
droning (noun) an unchanging intonation Synonyms: drone, monotone
enjoining (noun) (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity Synonyms: cease and desist order, enjoinment, injunction
enlightening (adjective) tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance Synonyms: illuminating, informative
(adjective) enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement Synonyms: edifying
enlivening (adjective) giving spirit and vivacity Synonyms: animating
entertaining (adjective) agreeably diverting
envisioning (noun) visual imagery Synonyms: picturing
evening (noun) the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) Synonyms: eve, even, eventide
(noun) a later concluding time period
(noun) the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way
fashioning (noun) the act that results in something coming to be Synonyms: devising, making
fastening (noun) the act of fastening things together Synonyms: attachment
(noun) restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place Synonyms: fastener, fixing, holdfast
fattening (adjective) subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter
fawning (adjective) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery Synonyms: bootlicking, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish
(adjective) attempting to win favor by flattery Synonyms: bootlicking, sycophantic, toadyish
feigning (noun) the act of giving a false appearance Synonyms: pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation
(noun) pretending with intention to deceive Synonyms: dissembling, pretence, pretense
forewarning (noun) an early warning about a future event Synonyms: premonition
frightening (adjective) causing fear or dread or terror Synonyms: awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, horrendous, horrific, terrible
(noun) the act of inspiring with fear Synonyms: terrorisation, terrorization
frowning (adjective) showing displeasure or anger
functioning (adjective) performing or able to perform its regular function
(noun) process or manner of functioning or operating Synonyms: operation, performance
gardening (noun) the cultivation of plants Synonyms: horticulture
glistening (adjective) reflecting light Synonyms: glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shining, shiny
governing (adjective) responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws
(noun) the act of governing; exercising authority Synonyms: administration, governance, government, government activity
graining (noun) a texture like that of wood Synonyms: woodgraining
greening (noun) the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored Synonyms: rejuvenation
grinning (noun) a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement Synonyms: grin, smile, smiling
gunrunning (noun) the smuggling of guns and ammunition into a country secretly and illegally
happening (noun) an event that happens Synonyms: natural event, occurrence, occurrent
hardening (noun) the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
(noun) the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization Synonyms: curing, set, solidification, solidifying
(noun) abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
heartburning (noun) intense resentment
heartening (adjective) cheerfully encouraging Synonyms: inspiriting
heightening (adjective) reaching a higher intensity
housecleaning (noun) the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house
(noun) (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions
inclining (noun) the act of inclining; bending forward Synonyms: inclination
ingraining (noun) teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition Synonyms: inculcation, instilling
inning (noun) (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat Synonyms: frame
intervening (adjective) occurring or falling between events or points in time
ironing (noun) the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles
(noun) garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed
joining (noun) the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) Synonyms: connection, connexion
kenning (noun) conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
leaning (adjective) departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal Synonyms: atilt, canted, tilted, tipped
(noun) the act of deviating from a vertical position
(noun) the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical Synonyms: inclination, lean, list, tilt
(noun) a natural inclination Synonyms: proclivity, propensity
(noun) an inclination to do something Synonyms: propensity, tendency
learning (noun) the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge Synonyms: acquisition
(noun) profound scholarly knowledge Synonyms: encyclopaedism, encyclopedism, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, scholarship
leavening (noun) an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something Synonyms: leaven
(noun) a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid Synonyms: leaven
lengthening (noun) the act of prolonging something Synonyms: perpetuation, prolongation, protraction
lessening (noun) a change downward Synonyms: decrease, drop-off
lightening (noun) changing to a lighter color Synonyms: whitening
(noun) descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
lightning (noun) the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more
(noun) abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
likening (noun) the act of comparing similarities
limning (noun) a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects Synonyms: delineation, depiction, line drawing

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