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17K+ Rhyming Words For ENLIGHTENING

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frightening11
3 adjectiveadj
noun

• the act of inspiring with fear

adjective satellite

• causing fear or dread or terror

lightening10
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped

• changing to a lighter color

tightening10
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of making something tighter

conditioning12
4 nounn
noun

• a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

listening9
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of hearing attentively

happening9
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an event that happens

opening7
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• first or beginning

noun

• an open or empty space in or between things

• a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

• becoming open or being made open

• the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

• the act of opening something

• opportunity especially for employment or promotion

• the initial part of the introduction

• a possible alternative

• an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

• a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

• an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

• a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

• the first of a series of actions

heightening11
3 verbv
adjective satellite

• reaching a higher intensity

enlivening10
4 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• giving spirit and vivacity

threatening11
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

• darkened by clouds

brightening11
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
verb

• make more cheerful through the use of color

• become clear

smartening10
3 verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• To make smarter in appearance; to refurbish or spruce up.

• To increase the speed of (one's travel on foot, etc.).

• To augment with computer technology.

envisioning11
4 verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• visual imagery

fattening9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter

glistening10
3 adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• reflecting light

shortening10
3 nounn
noun

• fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

• act of decreasing in length

widening8
3 verbv
noun

• an increase in width

• a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

• the act of making something wider

awakening9
4 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of waking

christening11
3 nounn
noun

• giving a Christian name at baptism

darkening9
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• changing to a darker color

adjective satellite

• becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over

deafening9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

gardening9
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the cultivation of plants

sickening9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing or able to cause nausea

strengthening13
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• becoming stronger

• the act of increasing the strength of something

weakening9
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• becoming weaker

• the act of reducing the strength of something

adjective satellite

• causing debilitation

• moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

poisoning9
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

• the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill

questioning11
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a request for information

adjective satellite

• perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)

• marked by or given to doubt

• showing curiosity

imagining9
4 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
verb

• form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

• expect, believe, or suppose

likening8
3 verbv
noun

• the act of comparing similarities

blackening10
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• changing to a darker color

disheartening13
4 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• destructive of morale and self-reliance

heartening10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• cheerfully encouraging

leavening9
3 nounn
noun

• an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something

• a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

lessening9
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a change downward

loosening9
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an occurrence of control or strength weakening

• the act of making something less tight

ripening8
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• coming to full development; becoming mature

• acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time

slackening10
3 verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• an occurrence of control or strength weakening

sweetening10
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

• an improvement that makes something more agreeable

• the act of adding a sweetener to food

margining9
3 nounn
verb

• To add a margin to.

• To enter (notes etc.) into the margin.

mentioning10
4 verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a remark that calls attention to something or someone

• a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

• an official recognition of merit

verb

• make reference to

• make mention of

• commend

reconditioning14
5 verb, nounv, n
verb

• bring into an improved condition

broadening10
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of making something wider

• the action of making broader

• an increase in width

dampening9
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of making something slightly wet

deadening9
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

adjective satellite

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

deepening9
3 verbv
noun

• a process of becoming deeper and more profound

adjective satellite

• accumulating and becoming more intense

fastening9
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

• the act of fastening things together

hardening9
3 nounn
noun

• abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue

• the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

• the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)

lengthening11
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of prolonging something

maddening9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely annoying or displeasing

quickening10
3 nounn
noun

• the process of showing signs of life

• the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus

• the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

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