Words that rhyme with profiting

n 1: a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person" [syn: vote, ballot, voting, balloting]

n 1: eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment) [syn: feasting, banqueting]

n 1: repeated heavy blows [syn: pounding, buffeting]

n 1: floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) [syn: rug, carpet, carpeting]

adj 1: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment" [syn: cutting, edged, stinging] 2: unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic" [syn: bleak, cutting, raw] 3: painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" [syn: cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating] n 1: the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film [syn: film editing, cutting] 2: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting [syn: cutting, slip] 3: the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" [syn: cut, cutting] 4: a piece cut off from the main part of something 5: 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] 6: removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape [syn: carving, cutting] 7: the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" [syn: cut, cutting] 8: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" [syn: cut, cutting] 9: the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" [syn: cutting, thinning] 10: the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: cut, cutting, cutting off]

adj 1: causing mental discomfort; "the disquieting sounds of nearby gunfire"

n 1: putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form [syn: editing, redaction]

n 1: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) [syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling]

adj 1: having the legal right to inherit

n 1: an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning" [syn: interpretation, interpreting, rendition, rendering]

n 1: the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) [syn: jostle, jostling]

n 1: taking an excursion for pleasure

adj 1: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck" [syn: jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking(p), sticking out(p)] n 1: the act of projecting out from something [syn: protrusion, projection, jut, jutting]

adj 1: restricting the scope or freedom of action [syn: confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting] 2: strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause" n 1: the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase [syn: modification, qualifying, limiting]

n 1: the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money [syn: selling, merchandising, marketing] 2: the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing" 3: shopping at a market; "does the weekly marketing at the supermarket"

n 1: the act of coloring with areas of different shades

n 1: the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place [syn: navigation, pilotage, piloting] 2: the occupation of a pilot [syn: piloting, pilotage]

n 1: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings] 2: the advantageous quality of being beneficial [syn: profit, gain] v 1: derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" [syn: profit, gain, benefit] 2: make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger" [syn: profit, turn a profit] [ant: break even, lose, turn a loss]

adj 1: showing possibility of achievement or excellence; "a promising young man" 2: full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway" [syn: bright, hopeful, promising]

n 1: hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; "his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet" [syn: putt, putting]

n 1: a state of disorder involving group violence [syn: rioting, riot]

adj 1: capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story" [syn: absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting]

n 1: the act of closing something [syn: shutting, closing] [ant: opening]

n 1: 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: the activity of making visits; "the purpose was to promote homes, clubs, visiting, and other services"

n 1: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth [syn: vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking]

n 1: a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) [syn: wainscoting, wainscotting] 2: wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room [syn: wainscot, wainscoting, wainscotting]

adj 1: (of sound) fluctuating unsteadily; "a low-pitched wobbling sound"

n 1: sculpture produced by molding [syn: mold, mould, molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculpture] 2: a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied [syn: modeling, modelling, molding, moulding] 3: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) [syn: model, modelling, modeling]

n 1: the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) [syn: diet, dieting]

n 1: the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms [syn: blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence]

n 1: a conversation that spreads personal information about other people [syn: gossiping, gossipmongering]