CHIRRUPING | • chirruping v. Present participle of chirrup. • chirruping n. The act of producing a chirrup sound. • CHIRRUP v. to chirp repeatedly. |
HAIRSPRING | • hairspring n. A spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch. • HAIRSPRING n. the slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the balance in a timepiece. |
KIRBIGRIPS | • kirbigrips n. Plural of kirbigrip. • KIRBIGRIP n. (tradename) a kind of hairgrip. |
PERSPIRING | • perspiring adj. Producing perspiration; sweating. • perspiring n. The act of producing perspiration. • perspiring v. Present participle of perspire. |
PILGRIMERS | • pilgrimers n. Plural of pilgrimer. • PILGRIMER n. someone who goes on a pilgrimage, also PILGRIM, PILGRIMAGER. |
PORRIDGIER | • PORRIDGY adj. resembling porridge. |
PREMIERING | • premiering v. Present participle of premiere. • premiering v. Present participle of premier. • premièring v. Present participle of première. |
PREPRICING | • prepricing v. Present participle of preprice. • PREPRICE v. to price beforehand. |
PRERINSING | • prerinsing v. Present participle of prerinse. • PRERINSE v. to rinse beforehand. |
PREWRITING | • prewriting n. A first draft, or plan made before the actual writing starts. • prewriting v. Present participle of prewrite. • PREWRITING n. a preliminary writing. |
PRIGGERIES | • priggeries n. Plural of priggery. • PRIGGERY n. prim adherence to convention, also PRIGGISM. |
PRIMROSING | • primrosing v. Present participle of primrose. • primrosing n. A defect in improperly packaged butter, leading to discoloration and impaired flavour. • PRIMROSE v. to gather primroses. |
REPRIEVING | • reprieving v. Present participle of reprieve. • REPRIEVE v. to give a respite to. |
REPRINTING | • reprinting v. Present participle of reprint. • reprinting n. A reprint. • REPRINT v. to print again. |
RIPRAPPING | • riprapping v. Present participle of riprap. • RIPRAP v. to strengthen with a foundation of broken stones. |
SURPRISING | • surprising v. Present participle of surprise. • surprising adj. Causing surprise. • surprising n. A situation in which somebody is surprised. |
SURPRIZING | • surprizing v. Present participle of surprize. • SURPRIZE v. to come upon unexpectedly, also SURPRISE. |
TRIGRAPHIC | • trigraphic adj. Of or relating to a trigraph. • TRIGRAPHIC adj. of three letters, having one sound. |
UPSTIRRING | • upstirring v. Present participle of upstir. • upstirring n. Disturbance; commotion. • UPSTIR v. to stir up. |