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Words Containing “ing”

How many of these words containing the string “ing” can you guess? The first letter of each answer is given as a bonus hint.

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Last updated: February 29, 2024
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Having the ability to speak two languages fluently.
B
bilingual
To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.
C
cling
Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown, that may or may not occur.
C
contingent
(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.
D
dinghy
1. Not honourable; unworthy of honour. 2. Not frank or open.
D
disingenuous
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing.
E
excruciating
(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
F
finger
(pathology) Inflammation of the gums.
G
gingivitis
A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
H
harbinger
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
H
housewarming
An encroachment on a right, a person, a territory, or a property.
I
infringement
To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.
I
ingest
A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents.
I
ingot
(figurative) Very exciting and stimulating, like alcohol or some other stimulant.
I
intoxicating
A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
K
kingdom
The scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics.
L
linguistics
Having a purpose, value, or significance beyond the fact of mere existence.
M
meaningful
To socialize with different people at a social event.
M
mingle
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
O
overwhelming
A temporary modular system of tubes (or formerly wood) forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.
S
scaffolding
To burn slightly.
S
singe
Being the only one of the kind; unique.
S
singular
(gymnastics) A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment.
S
springboard
A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw).
S
syringe
To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain.
T
twinge
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