17K+ Words That Rhyme With ABRIDGING

• the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

• the act of breaking something

• passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination

• the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

• hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

• the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

• having the power of driving or impelling

• acting with vigor

• a long narrow natural elevation or striation

• any long raised strip

• a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean

• a long narrow range of hills

• any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane

• a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters

• extend in ridges

• plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip

• throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides

• spade into alternate ridges and troughs

• form into a ridge

• elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

• the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

• the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization

• the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

• producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring

• detailed instructions, as for a military operation

• a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

• the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop

• extremely wet

• the event of one object coming closer to another

• the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

• the act of drawing spatially closer to something

• of the relatively near future

• causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

• marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner

• imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

• a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

• savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type

• a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables

• making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

• a cloth covering for a wound or sore

• processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather

• the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes

• the act of applying a bandage

• coming down freely under the influence of gravity

• something written by hand

• the activity of writing by hand

• the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

• a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press

• compelling immediate action

• process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

• the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate

• act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time

• causing surprise or wonder or amazement

• filled up

• characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense

• very severe

• (of the elements) as if showing violent anger

• an instance of boastful talk

• exhibiting self-importance

• sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

• persistent morbid meditation on a problem

• deeply or seriously thoughtful

• cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill

• United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

• English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889)

• English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861)

• reading superficially or at random

• the act of feeding by continual nibbling

• causing mental or emotional injury

• brutally forceful and compelling

• the act of brushing your teeth

• the act of brushing your hair

• report of a mission or task

• the act of drilling

• the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

• the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

• the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project

• being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before

• causing or marked by grief or anguish

• properties acquired during a person's formative years

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

• a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle

• any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants

• large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan

• an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant

• anything that slows or hinders a process

• stop travelling by applying a brake

• cause to stop by applying the brakes

• payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment

• make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

• the season of growth; spring; the beginning of spring

• a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed

• a natural flow of ground water

• a point at which water issues forth

• the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

• a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

• move forward by leaps and bounds

• develop into a distinctive entity

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• develop suddenly

• produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly

• shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• move or swing from side to side regularly

• be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

• sound with resonance

• feel sudden intense sensation or emotion

• absentminded dreaming while awake

• having a debilitating effect

• an unchanging intonation

• the administration of a sedative agent or drug

• the act of playing drums

• the act of searching for food and provisions

• a toiletry for the hair

• care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair

• getting higher or more vigorous

• full of or giving praise

• an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

• a moralistic rebuke

• diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

• something that has been pruned off of a plant

• the act of trimming a plant