Words that rhyme with questioning

  • gardening
    n 1: the cultivation of plants [syn: gardening, horticulture]
  • menacing
    adj 1: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" [syn: baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening]
  • reasoning
    adj 1: endowed with the capacity to reason [syn: intelligent, reasoning(a), thinking(a)] n 1: thinking that is coherent and logical [syn: reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought]
  • reckoning
    n 1: problem solving that involves numbers or quantities [syn: calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning] 2: a bill for an amount due [syn: reckoning, tally] 3: the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours" [syn: count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally]
  • 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
  • seasoning
    n 1: something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts [syn: flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning] 2: the act of adding a seasoning to food
  • signing
    n 1: language expressed by visible hand gestures [syn: sign language, signing]
  • stiffening
    n 1: the act of becoming stiff; "stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance" 2: the process of becoming stiff or rigid [syn: stiffening, rigidifying, rigidification]
  • sweetening
    n 1: something added to foods to make them taste sweeter [syn: sweetening, sweetener] 2: an improvement that makes something more agreeable [syn: enhancement, sweetening] 3: the act of adding a sweetener to food
  • thickening
    adj 1: accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the thickening dusk" [syn: deepening(a), thickening(a)] 2: becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot" n 1: any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening" [syn: thickening, thickener] 2: any thickened enlargement [syn: node, knob, thickening] 3: the act of thickening [syn: thickening, inspissation]
  • thinning
    n 1: the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" [syn: cutting, thinning]
  • tuning
    n 1: (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency
  • turning
    n 1: the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right" [syn: turn, turning] 2: act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years" 3: a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe 4: a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind" [syn: turning, turn] 5: the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe 6: the activity of shaping something on a lathe
  • uncomplaining
    adj 1: not complaining; "uncomplaining courage" [ant: complaining(a), complaintive]
  • unenlightening
    adj 1: failing to inform or clarify; "an unenlightening comment" [syn: unenlightening, unilluminating] [ant: enlightening, illuminating, informative] 2: not edifying [syn: unedifying, unenlightening] [ant: edifying, enlightening]
  • unquestioning
    adj 1: not inclined to ask questions 2: being without doubt or reserve; "implicit trust" [syn: implicit, unquestioning]
  • unreasoning
    adj 1: not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic" [syn: blind, unreasoning]
  • warning
    adj 1: serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" [syn: admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning(a)] n 1: a message informing of danger; "a warning that still more bombs could explode" 2: cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness); "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"; "the warning was to beware of surprises"; "his final word of advice was not to play with matches" [syn: admonition, monition, warning, word of advice] 3: notification of something, usually in advance; "they gave little warning of their arrival"; "she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin"
  • widening
    n 1: an increase in width [syn: widening, broadening] [ant: narrowing] 2: a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park [syn: turnout, widening] 3: the act of making something wider [syn: widening, broadening] [ant: narrowing]
  • winning
    adj 1: having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team" [syn: victorious, winning] 2: very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality" [syn: fetching, taking, winning] n 1: succeeding with great difficulty; "winning is not everything"
  • yearning
    n 1: prolonged unfulfilled desire or need [syn: longing, yearning, hungriness]
  • kenning
    n 1: conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
  • referencing
  • reopening
  • sentencing
  • sharpening
  • spawning
  • twining
  • underpinning
  • unmeaning
  • vining
  • channing
  • denning
  • aborning

See also questioning definition and questioning synonyms