Words that rhyme with lurking

  • backing
    n 1: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" [syn: backing, backup, championship, patronage] 2: something forming a back that is added for strengthening [syn: backing, mount] 3: financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" [syn: support, financial support, funding, backing, financial backing]
  • blacking
    n 1: a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear [syn: shoe polish, blacking]
  • bloodsucking
    adj 1: drawing blood from the body of another; "a plague of bloodsucking insects" 2: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence" [syn: parasitic, parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking]
  • bluestocking
    n 1: a woman having literary or intellectual interests [syn: bluestocking, bas bleu]
  • booking
    n 1: employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer" [syn: engagement, booking] 2: the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the booking" [syn: booking, reservation]
  • breathtaking
    adj 1: tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure" [syn: breathless, breathtaking]
  • clerking
    n 1: the activity of recording business transactions [syn: bookkeeping, clerking]
  • dressmaking
    n 1: the craft of making dresses
  • hurting
    n 1: a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" [syn: pain, hurting]
  • jerking
    adj 1: lacking a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat" [syn: arrhythmic, jerking, jerky] n 1: an abrupt spasmodic movement [syn: jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade]
  • overworking
    n 1: the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork" [syn: overwork, overworking]
  • stocking
    n 1: close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural) 2: the activity of supplying a stock of something; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout"
  • stocktaking
    n 1: reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook [syn: stocktaking, stock-taking] 2: making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"; "they held an inventory every month" [syn: inventory, inventorying, stocktaking, stock-taking]
  • strikebreaking
    n 1: confrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers
  • taking
    adj 1: very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality" [syn: fetching, taking, winning] n 1: the act of someone who picks up or takes something; "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking" [syn: pickings, taking]
  • ticking
    n 1: a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock" [syn: tick, ticking] 2: a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
  • tracking
    n 1: the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind [syn: trailing, tracking]
  • unblinking
    adj 1: showing no visible emotion; "stood unblinking and accepted a sentence of a year" 2: not shrinking from danger [syn: unblinking, unflinching, unintimidated, unshrinking]
  • undertaking
    n 1: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" [syn: undertaking, project, task, labor] 2: the trade of a funeral director
  • unthinking
    adv 1: in a thoughtless manner; "he stared thoughtlessly at the picture" [syn: thoughtlessly, unthinkingly, unthinking] [ant: thoughtfully] adj 1: not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought [syn: unreflective, unthinking, unthoughtful] 2: without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'" [syn: thoughtless, uncaring, unthinking] 3: mentally sluggish [syn: lumpish, lumpen, unthinking]
  • working
    adj 1: actively engaged in paid work; "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night" [syn: working(a), on the job(p)] 2: adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something; "the party has a working majority in the House"; "a working knowledge of Spanish" 3: adopted as a temporary basis for further work; "a working draft"; "a working hypothesis" 4: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes" [syn: running(a), operative, functional, working(a)] 5: serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity; "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects" n 1: a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked [syn: working, workings]
  • chungking
    n 1: a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China [syn: Chongqing, Chungking]
  • bookmaking
  • reworking
  • spelunking
  • streetwalking
  • unspeaking
  • brooking
  • smirking
  • frerking

See also lurking synonyms