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annotating
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n 1: the act of adding notes [syn: annotation, annotating]
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baiting
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n 1: harassment especially of a tethered animal
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batting
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n 1: (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
2: stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic
fiber [syn: batting, batten]
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berating
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n 1: a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach
gave him" [syn: berating, blowing up]
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dating
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n 1: use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological
specimens [syn: dating, geological dating]
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debilitating
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adj 1: impairing the strength and vitality [ant: invigorating]
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equating
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n 1: the act of regarding as equal [syn: equation, equating]
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frustrating
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adj 1: discouraging by hindering
2: preventing realization or attainment of a desire [syn:
frustrating, frustrative, thwarting]
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grating
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adj 1: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly
voice" [syn: grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy,
rough, scratchy]
n 1: a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a
passage but admitting air [syn: grate, grating]
2: a frame of iron bars to hold a fire [syn: grate, grating]
3: optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel
grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other
electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce
its spectrum [syn: diffraction grating, grating]
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mating
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n 1: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive
purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the
mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn:
coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union,
sexual union]
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motivating
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adj 1: impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical
language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur
Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments" [syn:
motivative(a), motive(a), motivating]
n 1: the act of motivating; providing incentive [syn:
motivation, motivating]
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oscillating
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adj 1: having periodic vibrations [syn: oscillatory,
oscillating]
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plating
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n 1: a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface [syn:
plating, metal plating]
2: the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)
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rating
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n 1: an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high
valuation on friendship" [syn: evaluation, valuation,
rating]
2: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of [syn:
evaluation, rating]
3: standing or position on a scale
4: rank in a military organization [syn: military rank,
military rating, paygrade, rating]
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skating
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n 1: the sport of gliding on skates
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slating
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n 1: thin layers of rock used for roofing [syn: slate,
slating]
2: a severely critical attack; "the reviewers gave his book a
sound slating"
3: the act of laying slates for a roof
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waiting
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adj 1: being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting
cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother
waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and
waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and
waiting" [syn: waiting, ready and waiting(p)]
n 1: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while
expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"
[syn: wait, waiting]
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decelerating
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abating
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anticipating
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awaiting
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bating
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chatting
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coagulating
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compensating
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confiscating
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crating
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creating
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debating
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decimating
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decorating
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dedicating
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deflating
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emanating
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freighting
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hating
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incorporating
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levitating
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ovulating
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plaiting
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procrastinating
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stating
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translating
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