A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
coffeegrowing
coffeegrowing
noun
The growing of coffee.
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
curfewing
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
dwarfing
dwarfing
noun
The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.
verb
present participle of dwarf
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
enflowering
enflowering
verb
present participle of enflower
fallowing
fallowing
noun
A period during which a field is left fallow.
verb
present participle of fallow
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
farrowing
farrowing
adj
Producing a litter of piglets
noun
The act of producing a litter of pigs
verb
present participle of farrow
fawning
fawning
adj
Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile.
noun
Servile flattery.
verb
present participle of fawn
fawningly
fawningly
adv
In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
fawningness
fawningness
noun
Tendency to fawn; obsequious behaviour.
featherwing
fellowing
fellowing
verb
present participle of fellow
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
fingerflower
fingerwise
fingerwise
adv
In the manner of fingers from a hand; spreading out in several narrow parts.
fingerwork
fingerwork
noun
Alternative spelling of finger work
flawing
flawing
verb
present participle of flaw
fleetwing
flewelling
fliegerabwehrkanone
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowering
flowering
adj
(used only before the noun) Of a plant, that produces flowers.
aflower, in bloom
noun
(figurative) The period of time during which someone or something is at its peak.
(horticulture) The period of time during which a plant is in flower.
verb
present participle and gerund of flower
flowing
flowing
adj
Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
Tending to flow.
noun
The action of the verb to flow
verb
present participle of flow
flowingly
flowingly
adv
In a flowing manner.
flowingness
flowingness
noun
A tendency to flow; fluency.
flyblowing
flyblowing
verb
present participle of flyblow
following
following
adj
(of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.
About to be specified.
Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
noun
(with definite article, treated as singular or plural) A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after.
A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
Vocation; business; profession.
prep
After, subsequent to.
verb
present participle of follow
followingly
followingly
adv
accordingly
as follows
subsequently, consequently
followings
followings
noun
plural of following
foreknowing
foreknowing
noun
foreknowledge
verb
present participle of foreknow
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foreswearing
foreswearing
verb
present participle of foreswear
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
forewarnings
forewarnings
noun
plural of forewarning
forewing
forewing
noun
Alternative spelling of fore wing
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
forewinning
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
fowliang
fowling
fowling
noun
A session of hunting fowl.
verb
present participle of fowl
fowlings
fowlings
noun
plural of fowling
frankewing
freewheeling
freewheeling
adj
Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
verb
present participle of freewheel.
freewheelingness
freewriting
freewriting
noun
A prewriting technique in which the writer writes continuously for a set period of time without regard to spelling, grammar, or topic.
verb
present participle of freewrite
freewritings
freewritings
noun
plural of freewriting
fringeflower
frowning
frowning
noun
The act of giving a frown.
verb
present participle of frown
frowningly
frowningly
adv
While or as if frowning
fruitgrowing
fruitgrowing
noun
The commercial growing of fruit.
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
furrowing
furrowing
noun
A furrowed pattern.
verb
present participle of furrow
fwelling
giftwrapping
giftwrapping
noun
Alternative form of gift-wrapping
verb
present participle of giftwrap
guffawing
guffawing
noun
boisterous laughter
verb
present participle of guffaw
hingeflower
howfing
inflowering
inflowing
inflowing
adj
Flowing in or inward.
noun
gerund of inflow: the act or process of flowing in; an inflow.
verb
present participle of inflow
interflowing
interflowing
verb
present participle of interflow
leftwing
leftwing
adj
Alternative spelling of left-wing
noun
Alternative spelling of left wing
leftwinger
leftwinger
noun
Alternative form of left-winger
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
ludwigshafen
midwifing
midwifing
verb
(rare) present participle of midwife
newfangledism
nightfowl
nonflowering
nonflowering
adj
(biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
nonflowing
nonflowing
adj
That does not flow.
nonfollowing
onflowing
onflowing
adj
flowing onward
outfawning
outfawning
verb
present participle of outfawn
outflowing
outflowing
adj
flowing out
noun
The act of something flowing out.
outfrowning
outfrowning
verb
present participle of outfrown
overflowing
overflowing
noun
overflow
verb
present participle of overflow
overflowingly
overflowingly
adv
So as to overflow; very excessively or generously.
overflowingness
overflowingness
noun
Quality of being overflowing; exuberance.
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
puddingwife
reflowering
reflowering
noun
The process of flowering again.
verb
present participle of reflower
reflowing
reflowing
noun
A flowing again or back.
verb
present participle of reflow
roupingwife
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
snowflight
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
swingknife
swordfishing
swordfishing
verb
present participle of swordfish
townfaring
townifying
underflowing
underflowing
verb
present participle of underflow
unfawning
unfawning
adj
Not fawning.
unflowering
unflowering
adj
Not flowering; that does not produce flowers.
unflowing
unflowing
adj
Not flowing.
unfollowing
unfollowing
verb
present participle of unfollow
unfrowning
unfrowning
adj
Not frowning.
unoverflowing
unoverflowing
adj
Not overflowing.
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
upflowing
upflowing
verb
present participle of upflow
upwafting
upwafting
verb
present participle of upwaft
wafering
wafering
verb
present participle of wafer
wafermaking
waffing
waffing
verb
present participle of waff
waffling
waffling
noun
A repetitive speech or response to a question.
verb
present participle of waffle (To ramble on without a point; to argue a point without substantial evidence or a clear opinion.)
wafting
wafting
noun
An instance of wafting; the action of something that wafts.
verb
present participle of waft
waifing
waifing
verb
present participle of waif
wallingford
warfaring
warfaring
noun
warfare; conflict
verb
present participle of warfare
warningproof
waterfowling
waterfowling
noun
The sport of hunting waterfowl.
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
waterproofings
waterproofings
noun
plural of waterproofing
wayfaring
wayfaring
adj
Peripatetic.
Travelling, especially on foot.
noun
Travel, especially on foot.
verb
present participle of wayfare
wayfaringly
wayfarings
wayfarings
noun
plural of wayfaring
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind
verb
present participle of weatherproof
weightlifting
weightlifting
noun
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
welfaring
welfaring
verb
present participle of welfare
wharfing
wharfing
noun
(engineering) A technique of facing seawalls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
The material for constructing a wharf.
verb
present participle of wharf
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
whiffing
whiffing
noun
A mode of fishing with a hand line for pollock, mackerel, etc.
The act of one who, or that which, whiffs.
verb
present participle of whiff
whiffling
whiffling
noun
A breathy noise, as of a horse or a bird.
Aimless talk; waffle.
verb
present participle of whiffle
whifflingly
whiggification
whiggification
noun
The process or result of whiggifying.
whoofing
whoofing
verb
present participle of whoof
wifeling
wifeling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A wife; a little wife.
wifething
wifing
wifing
verb
present participle of wife
wildfowling
wildfowling
verb
present participle of wildfowl
wildfowlings
windsurfing
windsurfing
noun
A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts.