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

• an event that happens

listening9
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of hearing attentively

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

frightening11
3 adjectiveadj
noun

• the act of inspiring with fear

adjective satellite

• causing fear or dread or terror

threatening11
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

• darkened by clouds

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

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

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

shortening10
3 nounn
noun

• fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

• act of decreasing in length

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

whitening9
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• changing to a lighter color

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

running7
2 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

• of advancing the ball by running

• executed or initiated by running

noun

• (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

• the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

• the state of being in operation

• the act of administering or being in charge of something

• the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

adjective satellite

• continually repeated over a period of time

• measured lengthwise

• (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

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

• changing to a darker color

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)

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

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

• the act of prolonging something

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

• a change downward

likening8
3 verbv
noun

• the act of comparing similarities

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

• an occurrence of control or strength weakening

• the act of making something less tight

moistening10
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of making something slightly wet

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

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

softening9
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the process of becoming softer

adjective satellite

• having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

stiffening10
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of becoming stiff

• the process of becoming stiff or rigid

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

thickening10
3 nounn
noun

• any material used to thicken

• any thickened enlargement

• the act of thickening

adjective satellite

• accumulating and becoming more intense

• becoming more intricate or complex

wakening8
3 verbv
noun

• the act of waking

worsening9
3 verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• changing for the worse

noun

• process of changing to an inferior state

• changing something with the result that it becomes worse

unenlightening14
5 adjectiveadj
adjective

• failing to inform or clarify

• not edifying

unthreatening13
4 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not unfriendly or threatening

reawakening11
5 nounn
verb

• awaken once again

cunning7
2 adjectiveadj
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• crafty artfulness (especially in deception)

adjective satellite

• attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

• marked by skill in deception

• showing inventiveness and skill

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

stunning8
2 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• commanding attention

• causing great astonishment and consternation

• causing or capable of causing bewilderment or shock or insensibility

• strikingly beautiful or attractive

conditioning12
4 nounn
noun

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

battening9
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber

• a strip fixed to something to hold it firm

verb

• furnish with battens

• secure with battens

brazening9
3 verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)

adjective satellite

• unrestrained by convention or propriety

verb

• face with defiance or impudence

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