Rhymes for DECREASING

• emotionally purging (of e.g. art)

• the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

• the act of gripping and pressing firmly

• the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

• playful vexation

• the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb

• playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

• arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it

• causing irritation or annoyance

• traveling across

• a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

• a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect

• a junction where one street or road crosses another

• a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other

• (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

• a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)

• causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

• a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

• sharp piercing cry

• the act of observing; taking a patient look

• informal intensifiers

• 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

• the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

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

• compelling immediate action

• the sport of engaging in contests of speed

• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

• accomplishment of an objective

• imparting vitality and energy

• pleasantly new or different

• a harsh noise made by scraping

• 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

• hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

• causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation

• the event of something being raised upward

• the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

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

• increasing in quantity or value

• advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

• a movement upward; rise above the ground

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

• sloping upward

• coming to maturity

• newly come into prominence

• (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

• the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

• causing surprise or wonder or amazement

• giving pleasure and satisfaction

• the act of one who pleases

• pleasant or agreeable to the senses

• the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

• garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

• a specific feeling of desire

• forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

• physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

• bad; unfortunate

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

• a toiletry for the hair

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

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

• a moralistic rebuke

• sharp piercing cry

• a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

• so extremely intense as to evoke screams

• resembling a scream in effect

• marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter

• the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline

• a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

• the discovery and description of the course of development of something

• (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

• the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with

• the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

• the manner of speaking to another individual

• a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described

• written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location

• the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball

• the ability to do or say what is appropriate for the occasion

• speak to

• give a speech to

• put an address on (an envelope)

• direct a question at someone

• address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question

• greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name

• access or locate by address

• act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

• speak to someone

• adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting

• remove from memory or existence

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

• wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

• the act of coercing someone into government service

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

• impress positively

• produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

• mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

• reproduce by printing

• take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

• dye (fabric) before it is spun

• property that is leased or rented out or let

• a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment

• the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect

• let for money

• hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

• grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

• engage for service under a term of contract

• 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

• 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

• the act of grazing

• the act of brushing against while passing

• full of or giving praise

• the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

• a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England

• a particular interpretation or performance

• a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

• written material intended to be read

• a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

• a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

• the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments

• the act of arousing

• capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement

• rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading

• act of expanding by lengthening or widening

• exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

• a sound defeat

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

• relating to breathing with a whistling sound

• intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions