Words ending with ing

a capella singing means: singing without instrumental accompaniment

a cappella singing means: singing without instrumental accompaniment

abdominal breathing means: breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles

abducting means: especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part

abiding means: lasting a long time

abounding means: existing in abundance

absolute ceiling means: the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight

absorbing means: capable of arousing and holding the attention

accenting means: the act of giving special importance or significance to something

acceptance sampling means: a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected

anthozoan means: sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed

bible belt means: southern and midwestern United States where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant

by trial and error means: in an empirical manner

coachwhip snake means: a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip

cynara scolymus means: Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head

emerald creeper means: vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws

escargot means: edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic

false gavial means: crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial

great knapweed means: tall European perennial having purple flower heads

hylophylax naevioides means: a kind of antbird

milldam means: dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill

mycotoxin means: a toxin produced by a fungus

overserious means: excessively serious

racing boat means: a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing

rotary actuator means: (computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track

sir roger gilbert bannister means: English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)

spirometry means: the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity

tech means: a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences

territorial division means: a district defined for administrative purposes

thickset means: planted or growing close together