8-letter words that end in g
- chilidog — A hot dog made with chili con carne.
- chilling — If you describe something as chilling, you mean it is frightening.
- chin-wag — to engage in informal or idle conversation; chat or gossip
- chinking — a chinking sound: the chink of ice in a glass.
- chinning — the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
- chip log — a log for determining a vessel's speed, consisting of a wooden chip tossed overboard at the end of a line that is marked off in lengths of 47 feet 3 inches; the speed is calculated by counting the number of such intervals that pass overboard in a 28-second interval
- chipping — a short chirping or squeaking cry.
- chirping — high pitched, repeated noises
- chirring — Present participle of chirr.
- chitting — Present participle of chit.
- chlodwig — German name of Clovis I.
- choaking — Present participle of choak.
- chocking — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
- chomping — Present participle of chomp.
- choosing — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- chopping — to cut or sever with a quick, heavy blow or a series of blows, using an ax, hatchet, etc. (often followed by down, off, etc.): to chop down a tree.
- chording — the distribution of chords throughout a piece of harmony
- chousing — Present participle of chouse.
- chucking — Machinery. to hold or secure with a chuck.
- chuffing — (intensifier)
- chugalug — (transitive, intransitive) To swallow (a container of beer etc.) without pausing.
- chugging — a large gulp or swallow: He finished his beer in two chugs.
- chumming — cut or ground bait dumped into the water to attract fish to the area where one is fishing.
- chumping — the act of collecting wood for bonfires on Guy Fawkes Day
- chunking — the grouping together of a number of items by the mind, after which they can be remembered as a single item, such as a word or a musical phrase
- churning — Churning water is moving about violently.
- churring — to make a characteristic shrill, trilling sound, as a grasshopper.
- cinching — a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- circling — a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- clacking — Present participle of clack.
- cladding — Cladding is a covering of tiles, wooden boards, or other material that is fixed to the outside of a building to protect it against bad weather or to make it look more attractive.
- claiming — to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one's right to: to claim payment for services.
- clamming — Present participle of clam.
- clamping — the immobilization of a car or other vehicle by means of a wheel clamp
- clanging — a clanging sound.
- clanking — a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other: the clank of chains; the clank of an iron gate slamming shut.
- clapping — to strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval: She clapped her hands in appreciation.
- clarting — Present participle of clart.
- clashing — to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
- clasping — (of a leaf) partly or wholly surrounding the stem.
- classing — Present participle of class.
- clausing — (shipping) present participle of clause.
- cleaning — the act of removing dirt or something undesirable
- clearing — A clearing is a small area in a forest where there are no trees or bushes.
- cleating — a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support: He nailed cleats into the sides of the bookcase to keep the supports from slipping.
- cleaving — Present participle of cleave.
- clefting — (medicine) The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
- clerking — Present participle of clerk.
- clicking — the sound made when hard objects briefly touch each other
- climbing — Climbing is the activity of climbing rocks or mountains.