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6,491 words match “LING”

DENTOLINGUAL a.
Dentilingual.
DERELING n. 2 definitions
Darling. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DEVILING n.
A young devil. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
DIALING n. 2 definitions
onstructing dials; the science which treats of measuring time by dials. [Written also dialling.]
DILLING n.
A darling; a favorite. [Obs.] Whilst the birds billing, Each one with his dilling. Drayton.
DISSEMBLING a.
That dissembles; hypocritical; false. -- Dis*sem"bling*ly, adv.
DOEGLING n. 2 definitions
The beaked whale (Balænoptera rostrata), from which doegling oil is obtained.
DOUBLE DEALING n.
False or deceitful dealing. See Double dealing, under Dealing. Shak.
DOUBLING n. 4 definitions
A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice. Dryden.
DOWNFALLING a.
Falling down.
DRAWFILING n.
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
DRAWLING n.
The act of speaking with a drawl; a drawl. -- Drawl"ing*ly, adv. Bacon.
DRILLING n. 4 definitions
The act of piercing with a drill.
DROLLINGLY adv.
In a jesting manner.
DUCKLING n.
A young or little duck. Gay.
DUELING n.
e act or practice of fighting in single combat. Also adj. [Written also duelling.]
DUKELING n.
A little or insignificant duke. Ford.
DUMPLING n.
a cover of paste inclosing an apple or other fruit, and boiled or baked; as, an apple dumpling.
DWARFLING n.
A diminutive dwarf.
DWELLING n.
Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile. Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. Jer. xlix. 33. God will deign To visit oft the dwellings of just men. Milton. Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. Tennyson. Dwelling house, a house intended to be occupied as a residence, in distinction from…
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