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haakdoringSynonym of hookthorn (Senegalia caffra)habitingpresent participle and gerund of habithabituatingpresent participle and gerund of habituatehachuringpresent participle and gerund of hachurehackingShort and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.hacklingpresent participle and gerund of hacklehadingpresent participle and gerund of hadehadronizingpresent participle and gerund of hadronizehaeing(chiefly Scotland) present participle and gerund of havehaemagglutinatingThat agglutinates red blood cellshaemodilutingThat undergoes haemodilutionhaemorrhagingpresent participle and gerund of haemorrhagehaftingpresent participle and gerund of hafthagA witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a female wizard.hagfishingfishing for hagfishhaggingpresent participle and gerund of haghagglingpresent participle and gerund of hagglehailingpresent participle and gerund of hailhainingpresent participle and gerund of hainhairbrushing(BDSM) The act of spanking a person with a hairbrush.haircurlingAlternative form of hair-curling.haircuttingThe act or service of cutting hair.hairdressingThe washing, colouring, cutting and styling of the hair; the art or trade of a hairdresser.hairingpresent participle and gerund of hairhairliningThe presence of hairline cracks in ceramics, etc.hairpullingThe pulling of one's own or another's hair.hairraisingAlternative form of hair-raising.hairsplittingpresent participle and gerund of hairsplithairspringA spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch.hairstringA textile made from spun hair, traditionally made by Australian Aborigines.hairstylingThe act or process of styling hair.hairwashingThe washing of hair.hairweavingThe transplantation of hair onto the scalp by weaving it into the existing hair, sometimes to disguise baldness.hairworkingThe process of making jewellery from human hair.halfcockingpresent participle and gerund of halfcockhalfling(fantasy) A fictional small humanoid creature featuring in fantasy fiction; a hobbit.halfsiblingAlternative spelling of half sibling.halingpresent participle and gerund of halehallmarkingpresent participle and gerund of hallmarkhalloingpresent participle and gerund of hallohallooingpresent participle and gerund of halloohallowingpresent participle and gerund of hallowhallucinatingpresent participle and gerund of hallucinatehaloalkylatingSynonym of haloalkylation.halofinding(astronomy) The use of computation to identify haloes in clusters of galaxies or other crowded regions.halogenatingpresent participle and gerund of halogenatehaloingpresent participle and gerund of halohalseningpresent participle and gerund of halsenhalteringpresent participle and gerund of halterhaltingProne to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.halvingpresent participle and gerund of halvehamblingpresent participle and gerund of hamblehamburgA Hamburg steakhamdogAny of various snack foods combining a hamburger and a hot dog.hammajang(Hawaii) In a state of confusion or disorder.hammeringA period of being beaten or hammered.hammingpresent participle and gerund of hamhammocking(broadcasting) The scheduling of a new or unpopular program between two popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch it.hamperingpresent participle and gerund of hamperhamstring(informal) The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.hamstringingAn instance of someone or something being hamstringed.hamstrung(figurative, nonstandard, dialectal) Restricted as if by being crippled with a hamstring; hamstringed.handbag(now rare) A small bag carried in the hand, used either when travelling or to carry tools for a specific job.handbagging(UK, humorous) A verbal attack or criticism.handballingpresent participle and gerund of handballhandclappingThe activity of clapping hands, especially as part of a musical performance.handcraftingpresent participle and gerund of handcrafthandcuffingpresent participle and gerund of handcuffhandcyclingpresent participle and gerund of handcyclehandegg(slang, countable, humorous) The ball used to play such a game.handfastingpresent participle and gerund of handfasthandfeedingpresent participle and gerund of handfeedhandgag(transitive) To silence (a person) by placing one's hand over their mouth.handholdingThe holding of hands.handicappingpresent participle and gerund of handicaphandingpresent participle and gerund of handhandlingA touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.handloadingThe loading of a firearm, usually a pistol or rifle, by hand.handloomingWeaving done on a handloom.handpickingpresent participle and gerund of handpickhandreadingSynonym of palmistry (“fortune-telling by lines on the hand”).handsawingThe action of sawing timber with a handsaw.handsearchingpresent participle and gerund of handsearchhandselingpresent participle and gerund of handselhandsettingpresent participle and gerund of handsethandshakingA greeting by clasping hands.handslingAlternative form of hand-sling.handspringA somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.handwashingThe washing of one's hands.handwaving(not comparable) Waving the hands.handweavingthe manufacture of handwoven goodshandwringingAlternative form of hand wringing.handwritingThe act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.hang(intransitive) To be or remain suspended.hangaringpresent participle and gerund of hangarhangdogA base, degraded person.hangingpresent participle and gerund of hanghangtagA small information tag attached to clothing or an article of merchandise.hankeringpresent participle and gerund of hankerhanselingpresent participle and gerund of hanselhansellingpresent participle and gerund of hanselhaplogrouping(genetics) The assignment of haplogroupshaploselfing(biology, of yeasts) mating between mother and daughter cellshaplotig(genetics) A contig of clones that have the same haplotype.happeningpresent participle and gerund of happenhappingpresent participle and gerund of hapharangAlternative spelling of harangue.haranguingpresent participle and gerund of harangueharassingCharacterized by harassment; pestering, intimidating, besetting.harboringpresent participle and gerund of harborharbouringpresent participle and gerund of harbourhardbagA melodic genre of electronic dance music of the mid-1990s, usually with female vocals.hardcodingpresent participle and gerund of hardcodehardeningpresent participle and gerund of hardenhardlookingHaving a severe, vaguely menacing facial expression.hardscapingpresent participle and gerund of hardscapehardstanding(British) Alternative form of hardstand.hardwearingAlternative form of hard-wearing.hardworkingOf a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.hareling(rare) A young or diminutive hare.harfang(obsolete) snowy owlharingpresent participle and gerund of hareharkeningpresent participle and gerund of harkenharkingpresent participle and gerund of harkharlingpresent participle and gerund of harlharmdoing(chiefly psychology) The committing of acts that cause harm.harmingpresent participle and gerund of harmharmonisingpresent participle and gerund of harmoniseharmonizingpresent participle and gerund of harmonizeharnessingpresent participle and gerund of harnessharping(nautical) singular of harpingsharpooningThe act of shooting with a harpoonharpstringThe string of a harp.harrowingpresent participle and gerund of harrow.harrumphingpresent participle and gerund of harrumphharryingpresent participle and gerund of harryharsheningpresent participle and gerund of harshenharvesting(agriculture) The gathering of a mature crop; a harvest.hashbang(computing) A shebang (#! character sequence).hashflag(Internet) A non-Unicode pictogram, similar to an emoji, automatically appended to a trending and often branded hashtag in a tweet.hashing(computing) The computation of a hash value.hashtag(Internet) A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content.hasslingpresent participle and gerund of hasslehasteningpresent participle and gerund of hastenhastingsingular of hastingshatchelingpresent participle and gerund of hatchelhatchellingpresent participle and gerund of hatchelhatching(art, drawing, drafting) A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.hatchlingA newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg.hateblogA blog dedicated to expressing intense disapproval or hatred of someone or something.hatelisting(Internet) A website listing the submitted names of people who hate a particular celebrity, film, or other topic.hatemongeringThe behaviour of a hatemonger; the spreading of hatred.hatingpresent participle and gerund of hatehatmakingThe manufacture of hats.hatpegA peg for hanging a hat.hatstring(usually in the plural) A string that fastens a hat on the wearer's head.hatting(uncountable) The manufacture of hats.hauingpresent participle and gerund of hauehaulingpresent participle and gerund of haulhaunchingpresent participle and gerund of haunchhauntingpresent participle and gerund of haunthaveing(archaic) present participle and gerund of havehaveringpresent participle and gerund of haverhavingpresent participle and gerund of havehawingpresent participle and gerund of hawhawkingpresent participle and gerund of hawkhawklingA small, young, or immature hawk.haybagAlternative form of hay bag (“bag filled with hay”).hayingpresent participle and gerund of hayhaymakingThe cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.hazardingpresent participle and gerund of hazardhazingpresent participle and gerund of hazehdlgAbbreviation of handling.headachingHaving a tendency to cause a headache.headbangTo engage in headbanging, the vigorous movement of the head in time to music.headbangingA type of dance associated with hard rock or heavy metal music, in which the head is shaken violently in time with music.headbindingAlternative form of head binding.headbobbingA stereotypic animal behaviour in which the head bobs up and down.headbuttingpresent participle and gerund of headbuttheadcoveringclothing that covers the head, or part of it, for example a veilheadhunting(anthropology) The practice of cutting off and preserving the head of one's enemy.headingpresent participle and gerund of headheadlightingThe lighting produced by a headlight.headlingHeadlong; precipitately.headliningpresent participle and gerund of headlineheadlongWith the head first or down.headquarteringpresent participle and gerund of headquarterheadragAlternative form of head rag.headrigA strip of land at the edge of a ploughed field temporarily left unploughed to allow the plough to turnheadringA band of hair and grass worn on the head by married Zulu men.headrushingThat produces a headrush; dizzyingheadshakingthe act of shaking one's head, in disagreement or disapprovalheadshaping(anthropology) The cultural practice of flattening or otherwise shaping the cranium.headspinningAlternative form of head-spinning.headspringA fountainhead; a source.headstarting(biology) A conservation technique for endangered species, in which young animals are raised artificially and subsequently released into the wild.headstrongDetermined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.headtracking(computer graphics) A technique that tracks the movements of the user's head and adjusts the view of a three-dimensional model accordingly, allowing them to look at it from different angles like a solid object.healingThe process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.healsfang(historical) In Anglo-Saxon law, a fine or mulct of uncertain character.heanling(rare) A base, abject, or humble person; a wretch.heapingpresent participle and gerund of heaphearingAble to hear, as opposed to deaf.hearkeningpresent participle and gerund of hearkenheartbreakingThat causes great grief, anguish or distress.heartburningSecret enmity; discontent.heartcutting(chemistry) A technique in chromatography in which a portion of the material separated in a first column is passed through a second.hearteningCheerfully encouraging.hearthrugA rug placed in front of a fireplace, on the hearth.heartingpresent participle and gerund of heartheartlingA term of endearment, similar to darling.heartrendingThat causes great grief, anguish or distress.heartsearchingsoul-searchingheartsongA song or message that is deeply heartfelt.heartstoppingVery exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.heartstring(rare) singular of heartstringsheartswellingheartwrenchingheartwarmingAlternative form of heart-warming.heartwrenchingHaving a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress.heathenizingWhich heathenizes or makes into a heathen.heatingA system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.heatmappingThe construction of heatmapsheavingpresent participle and gerund of heaveheckingpresent participle and gerund of heckhecklingpresent participle and gerund of hecklehectoringThat hectors; intimidating or domineering.hedgehog(US) Any of several spiny mammals, such as the porcupine, that are similar to the hedgehog.hedgehoppingpresent participle and gerund of hedgehophedgemakingThe construction of hedges.hedgepig(Berkshire and Oxfordshire) A hedgehog.hedgingpresent participle and gerund of hedgeheedingpresent participle and gerund of heedheelingpresent participle and gerund of heelheftingpresent participle and gerund of heftheighteningpresent participle and gerund of heightenheisenbug(computing) A software bug which fails to manifest itself or manifests differently during debugging.heistingpresent participle and gerund of heisthelibikingThe sport of mountain biking from a dropoff point reached by helicopterheliboardingThe extreme sport of snowboarding after jumping out of a helicopter.helicopteringpresent participle and gerund of helicopterhelingpresent participle and gerund of heleheliographingpresent participle and gerund of heliographheliskiingAlternative spelling of heli-skiing.helixingpresent participle and gerund of helixhelldogSynonym of hellhound (“demonic dog”).hellifyingpresent participle and gerund of hellifyhellingpresent participle and gerund of hellhelloingpresent participle and gerund of hellohellraisingWild, wanton behavior.helmingpresent participle and gerund of helmhelpingThe act of giving aid or assistance (to).hemagglutinatingThat causes hemagglutination.hemaglutinatingMisspelling of hemagglutinating.hemmingpresent participle and gerund of hemhemodepletingAssociated with, or causing hemodepletionhemolyzingpresent participle and gerund of hemolyzehemorrhagingpresent participle and gerund of hemorrhagehemstitchingpresent participle and gerund of hemstitchheng(Manglish, Singlish) Fortunate, lucky.hennaingpresent participle and gerund of hennahenningpresent participle and gerund of henhenpeckingpresent participle and gerund of henpeckhentingpresent participle and gerund of henthepatizingpresent participle and gerund of hepatizeheraldingpresent participle and gerund of heraldherborizingpresent participle and gerund of herborizeherdingpresent participle and gerund of herdhereamong(formal) Among this or these.hereniging(South Africa) Political reunion.heretog(historical) The leader or commander of an army in Saxon times.herling(archaic, Scotland) The young of the sea trout or similar trout, once thought to be a separate species.heroizingpresent participle and gerund of heroizeherringA type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.herxingpresent participle and gerund of herx (“to experience Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction”)hesitatingpresent participle and gerund of hesitateheterochromatinizingCausing heterochromatinizationheterogenizingpresent participle and gerund of heterogenizeheteroring(organic chemistry) A heterocyclic ring, especially in a compound that also contains one or more benzene ringheterostackingheterogenic stackingheterostructuringThe formation of heterostructuresheving(nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of having, representing dialectal English.hewgag(US, archaic) A kazoo-like musical instrument.hewingpresent participle and gerund of hewhexingpresent participle and gerund of hexhibernatingpresent participle and gerund of hibernatehiccupingpresent participle and gerund of hiccuphiccuppingpresent participle and gerund of hiccuphideling(dialectal) Given to hiding or concealment; secretive; furtive; clandestine; secret.hideworkingThe craft of preparing animal skins into fur, leather, etc.hidingpresent participle and gerund of hidehieingpresent participle and gerund of hiehierarchizingpresent participle and gerund of hierarchizehigglingpresent participle and gerund of higglehighballingpresent participle and gerund of highballhigheringRising higher; ascending.highfalooting(US, informal) Alternative form of highfalutin.highfalutingAlternative spelling of highfalutin.highflyingAlternative form of high-flying.highjackingpresent participle and gerund of highjackhighkingAlternative spelling of high king.highlegBeing a style of briefs with narrow sides that sit high on the wearer's waist.highlightingpresent participle and gerund of highlighthighliningSlacklining at elevation above the ground or water. When rigged correctly, using a leash, no impact with the ground is possible.highlitingMisspelling of highlighting.highpointingThe sport of ascending to the point with the highest elevation within a given region.highreachingExtending upward by a long distance; tall.hightailingpresent participle and gerund of hightailhijackingpresent participle and gerund of hijackhikingpresent participle and gerund of hikehildingA wretch, a contemptible person.hilightingMisspelling of highlighting.hilitingpresent participle and gerund of hilitehillclimbing(sports) A form of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock on an uphill course.hilling(horticulture) The act or process of heaping up earth around plants.hillshadingpresent participle and gerund of hillshadehilltoppingAlternative spelling of hill-topping.hillwalking(British, Ireland) The pastime of walking in hilly countryside.hindcastingtesting by use of hindcastshinderingpresent participle and gerund of hinderhinderling(British, dialectal) A worthless, degenerate person or animal.hindlegAlternative spelling of hind leg.hindwingAlternative spelling of hind wing.hing(India) Asafoetida, especially when used as a seasoning.hingeingpresent participle and gerund of hingehingingpresent participle and gerund of hingehintingThe act of giving a hint or suggestion.hippingpresent participle and gerund of hiphireling(usually derogatory) An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.hiringpresent participle and gerund of hirehirlingAlternative form of herling.hirplingpresent participle and gerund of hirplehirulogSynonym of bivalirudin.hissingpresent participle and gerund of hisshistogramingThe construction of histogramshistogramming(mathematics) The construction of histograms.histoprocessingThe processing of tissue sampleshistoricizingpresent participle and gerund of historicizehistostainingThe staining of histological sampleshistotyping(cytology) The analysis of histotypes, such as in diagnosis and prognosis.hitchhikingpresent participle and gerund of hitchhikehitchingpresent participle and gerund of hitchhitmakingMaking hits (popular songs).hittingA series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.hivingpresent participle and gerund of hivehoachingAlternative form of hotching.hoarding(architecture, historical) A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.hoarseningpresent participle and gerund of hoarsenhoatching(Scotland, usually followed by with) Infested; swarming; teeming.hoaxingpresent participle and gerund of hoaxhobagAlternative form of hoebag.hobbingpresent participle and gerund of hobhobblinggerund of hobble: the movement of one who hobbles.hobnobbingpresent participle and gerund of hobnobhoboingpresent participle and gerund of hobohocketing(music) The practice of employing hocket in medieval compositions.hockingpresent participle and gerund of hockhocklingpresent participle and gerund of hocklehocuspocusingpresent participle and gerund of hocuspocushocussingpresent participle and gerund of hocushodagA fictional animal in Wisconsin folklore, having a head like an ox, the bulging eyes of a frog, huge claws, a row of spikes down its back, and a dinosauric body and tail.hodeningAlternative spelling of hoodening.hoebag(slang, derogatory) A promiscuous woman.hoedagAlternative form of hoedad (“tree-planting tool”).hoeingpresent participle and gerund of hoehogAny animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.hoggA young sheep of either gender, until it cuts its first two teeth; a hogget.hoggingpresent participle and gerund of hoghogleg(US, slang) Any large-caliber handgun, typically with a long barrel.hoglingA young, immature, or diminutive hog.hogringA metal ring, clasp, or other device inserted in a pig’s snout to keep it from rooting up the ground.hoickingpresent participle and gerund of hoickhoingArchaic form of hoeing.hoistingThe act by which something is hoisted.holdingSomething that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.holepunchingpresent participle and gerund of holepunchholidayingpresent participle and gerund of holidayholidaymaking(British) Going on holiday.holingpresent participle and gerund of holeholleringpresent participle and gerund of hollerholloingpresent participle and gerund of hollohollongThe Asian tree Dipterocarpus retusus.hollowingpresent participle and gerund of hollowholmgangIn Norse and Icelandic culture, a duel to the death.holming(historical) A former Welsh tradition, on St. Stephen's Day, of slashing female servants and late risers with holly branches.holocaustingpresent participle and gerund of holocaustholorecording(science fiction) A holographic recording.holsteringpresent participle and gerund of holsterhomburgAlternative letter-case form of Homburg.homebreakingThe act of breaking into a house, typically to burgle it.homebuildingThe part of the construction industry concerned with building individual homes.homebuyingThe purchase of a house.homecomingThe act or event of returning home.homedawg(slang) A homeboy.homegoingA voyage or journey home.homekeepingStaying at home.homeling(obsolete) A native; a person or thing belonging to a home or to a particular country; an inhabitant.homemakingThe management of a household considered as an occupation.homeologAlternative form of homeologue.homeowningBeing a homeowner.homeschoolingTeaching children at home instead of sending them to school.homeseekingSeeking to purchase or establish a home to live in.homesharingAn arrangement where several people (who do not form a household by family or similar relationship) live in a single home together.homeshoringA migration of service employees from the office to the home, where such homes have proper communications equipmenthomesittingLiving in and taking care of a home when the usual occupants are away.homestandingSynonym of homestand.homesteadingA lifestyle of self-sufficiency.homeworkingWorking from home, especially when in electronic contact with a central office.homewreckingThe act of one who wrecks a home; the break-up of a married couple, especially of a family, by tempting either out of their commitment.homingpresent participle and gerund of homehomocoilingThe coiling of two or more strands of the same peptidehomocoupling(organic chemistry) A coupling reaction in which two identical molecules react to form a different onehomogenisingpresent participle and gerund of homogenisehomogenizingpresent participle and gerund of homogenizehomoing(slang, in parts of Africa) hazing; humiliating initiation ritualshomologSomething homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound, chromosome, gene, or cultural element.homologatingpresent participle and gerund of homologatehomologisingpresent participle and gerund of homologisehomotetramerizingThat leads to homotetramerizationhoneybagA pouch in a honey bee where it stores honey for later regurgitation and storage; a bee's crop.honeybugTerm of endearment.honeycombingA honeycomb pattern or structure.honeymakingThe manufacture of honey.honeymooningpresent participle and gerund of honeymoonhongA foreign trading company in China.honingpresent participle and gerund of honehonkingpresent participle and gerund of honkhonoringpresent participle and gerund of honorhonouringpresent participle and gerund of honourhoodeningAn old English tradition of ploughing teams, who would carry a wooden horse's head on a pole and ask for money from local landowners.hoodingpresent participle and gerund of hoodhoodmoldingAlternative form of hoodmoulding.hoodmouldingSynonym of hoodmould.hoodwinkingpresent participle and gerund of hoodwinkhoofingpresent participle and gerund of hoofhookingpresent participle and gerund of hookhookling(historical, rare) A process, similar to knitting or crocheting, for fashioning garments.hookmakingThe manufacture of hooks.hooksetting(fishing) The action of making a hookset.hooningpresent participle and gerund of hoonhoopingpresent participle and gerund of hoophoorayingpresent participle and gerund of hoorayhootingpresent participle and gerund of hoothoovering(informal) The act of cleaning using a vacuum cleaner.hooverisingpresent participle and gerund of hooverisehooverizingpresent participle and gerund of hooverizehopingpresent participle and gerund of hopehopping(British) hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent.hopplingpresent participle and gerund of hopplehopsackinghopsack fabrichopscotchingpresent participle and gerund of hopscotchhordingpresent participle and gerund of hordehornbag(Australia, slang) A person who is very sexually attractive.hornbug(dated) Any of several species of genus Lucanus of large nocturnal beetles, with long, curved upper jaws resembling a sickle, and whose grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.horndog(US, slang) A person (particularly a man) who is fixated on sex.horningpresent participle and gerund of hornhornswogglingpresent participle and gerund of hornswogglehorrifyingpresent participle and gerund of horrifyhorripilatingCausing horripilation.horrormongeringThe peddling of horror, or horrific tales.horsebreakingThe training, or breaking in, of horses.horsebreedingThe breeding of horses.horsedealingDealing in horses.horsedung(informal, mildly vulgar) Rubbish; nonsense; bullshit.horselingA young or little horse; foal; pony.horsemaningAlternative form of horsemanning.horsemanningThe act of posing for a photograph in such a way that one appears to have been beheaded, with the head resting on the ground or on a surface.horseracingAlternative form of horse racing.horseridingThe practice of riding horses for sport or pleasure; equestrianismhorseshoeingpresent participle and gerund of horseshoehorsetrading(idiomatic) Informal negotiating, especially when complex or clever in nature.horsewhippingpresent participle and gerund of horsewhiphorsingpresent participle and gerund of horsehosebag(slang) An undesirable, boorish, unintelligent, or objectionable person; a hoser.hosingpresent participle and gerund of hosehospitalizingpresent participle and gerund of hospitalizehosteling(American spelling) Alternative spelling of hostelling.hostelling(British spelling) the practice of staying in youth hostels when on holiday, or travellinghostessingThe work of a hostess.hostingpresent participle and gerund of hosthotchingpresent participle and gerund of hotchhotdeskingAlternative spelling of hot desking.hotdogAlternative spelling of hot dog.hotdoggingpresent participle and gerund of hotdoghotelingAlternative spelling of hotelling.hotelkeepingThe management of a hotel.hotellingThe short-term provision of office space to workers who either are temporary or usually work elsewhere.hotfootingpresent participle and gerund of hotfoothotlapping(video games) Driving laps around a circuit alone, without the presence of any competing vehicles.hotlinking(Internet) Directly embedding or linking to a resource on another server, such as an image or video, so that it appears to be part of the linking website — considered a violation of netiquette.hotplug(transitive, computing) To plug in (a device) while the system is turned on and running.hotpressingpresent participle and gerund of hotpresshotspringAlternative form of hot spring.hotting(British, slang) Riding in a high-performance stolen car, especially as a form of display.hotwiringpresent participle and gerund of hotwirehoughingpresent participle and gerund of houghhounddogAlternative form of hound-doghoundingpresent participle and gerund of houndhoundlingA small or young hound.hourlongWhich lasts an hour, or approximately so.hourslongAlternative spelling of hours-long (“Lasting for hours.”).houseblessingThe ritual of blessing a house, usually in modern forms of witchcraft.houseboatingThe practice of living and/or travelling in a houseboat.housebreakingThe act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.housebuildingThe building of houseshousebuyingThe purchase of a house.housecleaningCollectively, the tasks involved with cleaning a house; the practice of cleaning a house.houseflagAlternative form of house-flag.housefurnishing(dated, chiefly attributive or in the plural) Any item of furniture for the home.householdingManagement of a household; housekeeping.househuntingAlternative form of house-hunting.housekeepingThe chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.houselingThe act of administering the eucharist.housellingpresent participle and gerund of houselhousemakingSynonym of homemaking.housepaintingThe painting of houses, the trade of a housepainter.housepigA pet pig that is usually kept indoors in one's home.houseraising(US) The setting up of the frame of a house.housetrainingpresent participle and gerund of housetrainhousewarming(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.housing(uncountable) The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.housling(obsolete) sacramentalhoutingCoregonus oxyrinchus, an allegedly extinct European whitefish in the Salmonidae family.hovelingpresent participle and gerund of hovelhovellingpresent participle and gerund of hovelhoverboardingThe fictional sport of riding a hoverboard.hoveringpresent participle and gerund of hoverhovingpresent participle and gerund of hovehowlingThe act of producing howls.huanglongbingA bacterial infection of citrus trees.hubbingThe arrangement of a transportation network as a hub-and-spoke model.hucking(mountain biking, snowboarding, snowmobiling, kayaking) The action of to huck; The practice of making big jumps (off precipices).hucksteringpresent participle and gerund of hucksterhuddlingpresent participle and gerund of huddlehueingA colour change in fabric caused by repeated exposure to colorants.huetengAlternative form of jueteng.huffing(colloquial) The act of inhaling psychoactive inhalants.hugA particular grip in wrestling.hugagA large herbivorous mammal in North American folklore, supposed to have jointless legs that prevent it from lying down.huggingpresent participle and gerund of hughulijing(Chinese mythology) nine-tailed fox in Chinese mythologyhulkingLarge and bulky, heavily built; massive.hullingpresent participle and gerund of hullhullooingpresent participle and gerund of hulloohulubalangAlternative form of ulubalang.humanewashing(gerund counterpart to, and coeval with, the present participial verb form) The humaneness (animal welfare) analogue of greenwashing.humanisingpresent participle and gerund of humanisehumanitarianisingpresent participle and gerund of humanitarianisehumanitarianizingpresent participle and gerund of humanitarianizehumanizingpresent participle and gerund of humanizehumblebrag(informal, slang) An ostensibly self-deprecating statement made to show off.humblingpresent participle and gerund of humblehumbucking(of the pickup of an electric guitar) Having a pair of coils or reverse polarity connected in series.humbug(countable, slang) A hoax, jest, or prank.humbuggingAn act of one who humbugs (in all senses, for example, swindling, fighting, etc.).humdinging(informal) Like a humdinger: outstanding, unusual, or exceptional.humiliatingLiable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.hummingpresent participle and gerund of humhummocking(geography) The formation of hummocks in polar ice.humoringpresent participle and gerund of humorhumouringpresent participle and gerund of humourhumpingpresent participle and gerund of humphunchingpresent participle and gerund of hunchhungsimple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)hungeringpresent participle and gerund of hungerhunkvertisingThe use of men with attractive and impressive physiques in advertising.huntingThe act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.hurdling(athletics) A track and field running event where the runners have to jump over a number of hurdles.hurlingThe act by which something is hurled or thrown.hurrahingpresent participle and gerund of hurrahhurryingpresent participle and gerund of hurryhurtingpresent participle and gerund of hurthurtlingpresent participle and gerund of hurtlehusbandingpresent participle and gerund of husbandhushingpresent participle and gerund of hushhushlinga term of endearmenthuskingpresent participle and gerund of huskhustingA platform where candidates in an election give speeches.hustlingpresent participle and gerund of hustlehutchingpresent participle and gerund of hutchhutongA narrow alley or street in a traditional residential district of a city in China, especially Beijing.huttingpresent participle and gerund of huthutungDated spelling of hutong.huwetengAlternative form of jueteng.hwabyungAlternative form of hwabyeong.hyangAlternative letter-case form of Hyang.hybridingThe creation of a hybrid of any kind.hybridisingpresent participle and gerund of hybridisehybridizingpresent participle and gerund of hybridizehydragogAlternative form of hydragogue.hydraseedingAlternative form of hydroseeding.hydratingpresent participle and gerund of hydratehydraulickinghydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)hydriding(metallurgy) A process of reducing an ore to a metal by treatment with hydrogen at high temperaturehydrobladingA figure-skating move in which a skater glides on a deep edge with the body stretched in a very low position, almost horizontal to the ice.hydrocoolingpresent participle and gerund of hydrocoolhydrocouplingSynonym of hydrodimerization.hydrocrackingpresent participle and gerund of hydrocrackhydrodewaxing(chemistry) A chemical engineering process in which hydrotreating is used to reduce the wax content of hydrocarbons during oil refininghydroengineeringhydraulic engineeringhydrofining(chemistry) A chemical engineering process in which hydrocarbons are hydrogenated and desulfurized catalytically as part of oil refininghydrofoilingpresent participle of hydrofoilhydroforming(engineering) A cost-effective way of shaping malleable metals into lightweight, stiff pieces by means of high-pressure hydraulic fluidhydrofrackinghydraulic fracturinghydrofracturing(geology) Cryofracturing by water ice.hydrogelatingThat leads to hydrogelationhydrogenatingpresent participle and gerund of hydrogenatehydrogenizingpresent participle and gerund of hydrogenizehydrolockingpresent participle and gerund of hydrolockhydrolyzingpresent participle and gerund of hydrolyzehydrominingSynonym of hydraulic mining.hydromulching(agriculture) A form of mulching in which the mulch is combined with water and a tackifier and then sprayed.hydropeakingThe practice of releasing pulses of water to increase hydroelectric power production at hydro dams to meet peak daily electricity demand.hydroplaningpresent participle and gerund of hydroplanehydroprimingThe soaking of seed in water prior to sowing.hydroprocessingAny of several chemical engineering processes including hydrogenation, hydrocracking and hydrotreating, especially as part of oil refining.hydroseedingA method of seeding (used especially with grass) that uses a slurry of seed in waterhydroshearinghydraulic shearing; a method of producing random nucleic acid fragmentshydroskimmingDescribing an oil refinery that has simple reforming and desulfurization facilitieshydrospeedingriverboardinghydrosprigging(agriculture) The use of sprigs or cut stolons and rhizomes in a slurry of fertilizer, mulch, and binding agent, sprayed with a hose over a target area instead of planting.hydrospringA mechanical device that performs a similar function to a spring, using hydraulic fluid to provide superior damping.hydrotreatingpresent participle and gerund of hydrotreathyingpresent participle and gerund of hiehyleg(astrology) In Hellenistic astrology, the planet with the greatest essential dignity in five important natal chart positions: the degree of the Sun; the degree of the Moon; the Ascendant; the Lot of Fortune; and the prenatal syzygy (that is, New Moon or Full Moon, whichever most closely preceded the birth).hymningpresent participle and gerund of hymnhymnwritingThe composition of hymns.hyperaccreting(astronomy) accreting very rapidly, or to a very great extenthyperaccumulatingCausing, or undergoing hyperaccumulationhyperacetylatingThat generates excessive acetylationhyperadvertisingExcessive or ubiquitous advertising.hyperattenuatingThat attenuates more than normally.hyperbendingExcessive bendinghyperbolizingpresent participle and gerund of hyperbolizehyperbranchingMore than the usual extent of branchinghyperclusteringThe formation of a hyperclusterhypercoilingExcessive coiling (typically of the umbilical cord)hyperconstrictingpresent participle and gerund of hyperconstricthypercontrollingExtremely controlling.hyperdatingFinding romantic dates by means of the Internet; e-dating.hyperediting(genetics) Excessive editing (of nucleic acid)hyperexcitingThat causes hyperexcitationhyperexpressingpresent participle and gerund of hyperexpresshyperfilteringUndergoing hyperfiltrationhyperfiltrating(pathology) that are undergoing hyperfiltrationhyperforagingpresent participle and gerund of hyperforagehyperfunctioningExcessive functioninghyperglycosylatingProducing hyperglycosylationhypergroomingThe abnormal situation where an animal grooms itself excessively.hyperlearningA form of self-directed, non-linear learning using modern information technology.hyperlinkingpresent participle and gerund of hyperlinkhypermentalizingExcessive mentalizinghypermilingDriving a motor vehicle slowly so as to maximize fuel efficiency.hyperparentingAn excessively controlling and invasive style of parenting.hyperphosphorylatingThat causes hyperphosphorylationhyperpolarizingpresent participle and gerund of hyperpolarizehyperproliferatingSubject to hyperproliferationhyperreflectingThat reflect more than usuallyhyperring(mathematics) A nonempty set R that supports hyperaddition as an abelian hypergroup with neutral element 0, multiplication as a monoid with identity element one, supports the distributive law, and for which multiplication by zero always yields the result 0.hyperscaling(mathematics) That scales in a higher dimensionhyperscanningThe simultaneous MRI scanning of people as they interact with each otherhypersecretingThat secretes an excessive amounthypersensitizingpresent participle and gerund of hypersensitizehyperspecklingA hyperspeckled patternhypersporulatingUndergoing hypersporulationhyperstaining(cytology) An exceptionally high level of staininghyperstringA higher-dimensional superstringhyperthickeningExcessive thickeninghyperthreading(computing) A form of microprocessor parallelization where each physical processor is treated as two virtual processors.hypertrophyingpresent participle and gerund of hypertrophyhyperventilatingpresent participle and gerund of hyperventilatehypervesiculatingThat produces more than the usual number of vesicleshyperwrappingExcessive wrapping, especially the formation of multi-layered tissue around nerve cellshyperwrinkling(pathology) The presence of translucent papules on the palm of the hand, typically after exposure to waterhyperwritingThe writing of hypertext.hypheningpresent participle and gerund of hyphenhypingpresent participle and gerund of hypehypnobirthingThe use of hypnotherapy to ease the process of childbirth.hypnotizingpresent participle and gerund of hypnotizehypoattenuatingThat causes hypoattenuation.hypofiltrating(pathology) that are undergoing hypofiltration; that causes hypofiltrationhypofunctioning(medicine) Functioning at an abnormally low level.hypomentalizingmentalizing to a lesser degree than normalhypomethylatingOf, pertaining to, or causing hypomethylationhypomyelinatingThat leads to hypomyelinationhyposensitizingpresent participle and gerund of hyposensitizehyposignaling(biology) A reduced level of signalinghypostatizingpresent participle and gerund of hypostatizehypothecatingpresent participle and gerund of hypothecatehypothesisingpresent participle and gerund of hypothesisehypothesizingpresent participle and gerund of hypothesizehyung(manhwa, men's speech) An affectionate term of address for an older brother or somewhat older man.