Words that rhyme with hoping

n 1: the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp [syn: camping, encampment, bivouacking, tenting]

n 1: the act of chipping something [syn: chip, chipping, splintering]

n 1: a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) 2: the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused" [syn: choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling]

n 1: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" [syn: clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting] 2: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: trim, trimming, clipping] 3: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: clip, clipping, snip]

n 1: brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall [syn: header, coping, cope]

adv 1: extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet" [syn: soaking, sopping, dripping] n 1: a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house) [syn: dripping, drippage] 2: the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him" [syn: drip, dripping]

adj 1: coming down freely under the influence of gravity; "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain" [syn: dropping, falling]

adj 1: acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence; "a groping effort to understand"

n 1: any number of entities (members) considered as a unit [syn: group, grouping] 2: the activity of putting things together in groups 3: a system for classifying things into groups [syn: grouping, pigeonholing]

n 1: an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" [syn: helping, portion, serving]

n 1: capturing cattle or horses with a lasso

n 1: (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis" 2: a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" [syn: scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching] 3: a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him" [syn: scrape, scraping]

adj 1: forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience" [syn: formative, shaping, plastic] n 1: any process serving to define the shape of something [syn: shaping, defining] 2: the act of fabricating something in a particular shape [syn: formation, shaping]

adj 1: having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping] 2: having a slanting form or direction; "an area of gently sloping hills"; "a room with a sloping ceiling"

n 1: a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) [syn: snip, snippet, snipping]

adv 1: extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet" [syn: soaking, sopping, dripping]

n 1: fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members [syn: fillet, stopping] 2: the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch; "the violinist's stopping was excellent"

adj 1: taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide- sweeping view of the river" 2: ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction" [syn: sweeping, wholesale] n 1: the act of cleaning with a broom

n 1: the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of the man's cane"

adj 1: excellent; best possible [syn: top-flight, top-hole, topping] n 1: a flavorful addition on top of a dish

adj 1: smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines" [syn: snappy, whipping] n 1: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment [syn: whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation] 2: a sound defeat [syn: thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping] 3: a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally [syn: whipstitch, whipping, whipstitching] 4: the act of overcoming or outdoing [syn: beating, whipping]

n 1: the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped [syn: wrapping, wrap, wrapper] 2: an enveloping bandage [syn: swathe, wrapping]