Words that rhyme with demeaning

  • cleaning
    n 1: the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" [syn: cleaning, cleansing, cleanup]
  • convening
    n 1: the act of convening [syn: convention, convening]
  • greening
    n 1: the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored; "the annual rejuvenation of the landscape" [syn: rejuvenation, greening]
  • intervening
    adj 1: occurring or falling between events or points in time; "so much had happened during the intervening years"
  • leaning
    adj 1: departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted" [syn: atilt, canted, leaning, tilted, tipped] n 1: an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity" [syn: leaning, propensity, tendency] 2: a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" [syn: proclivity, propensity, leaning] 3: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" [syn: tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning] 4: the act of deviating from a vertical position
  • meaning
    adj 1: rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look" [syn: meaning(a), pregnant, significant] n 1: the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" [syn: meaning, significance, signification, import] 2: the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" [syn: meaning, substance]
  • screening
    n 1: the display of a motion picture [syn: screening, showing, viewing] 2: fabric of metal or plastic mesh 3: the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" [syn: cover, covering, screening, masking] 4: testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics
  • steaming
    adv 1: (used of heat) extremely; "the casserole was piping hot" [syn: piping, steaming] adj 1: filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist; "a steaming kettle"; "steamy towels" [syn: steaming, steamy]
  • weaning
    n 1: the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal [syn: weaning, ablactation]
  • careening
  • contravening
  • gleaning
  • keening
  • machining
  • preening
  • beaning
  • queening

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