Words With "ING"
7,529 English words that contain the letters ING anywhere in the word.
Looking for words that contain ING? You're in the right place. Below is a complete list of 7,529 English words with ING somewhere inside them, grouped by length.
The -ING combo is everywhere: present participles ("running"), gerunds ("singing is fun"), and many regular nouns ("king", "thing").
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6-Letter Words (64)
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7-Letter Words (214)
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8-Letter Words (335)
abashingabettingabjuringabortingabradingabuttingaccedingaccruingaccusingadaptingadducingadheringadjuringadmiringadoptingadorningadvisingaeratingaffixingagreeingalarmingalertingaliasingalibiingalieningaligningallayingallegingallowingalloyingalludingalluringalteringamassingamendingangeringannexingannoyinganythingapplyingarmoringarousingarrayingarrivingaspiringassayingassumingassuringattiringattuningauditingauguringavailingavengingaverringavertingavoidingawaitingawardingbabblingbackingsbafflingbandyingbarringsbatchingbattlingbeachingbeardingbearingsbeatingsbecomingbeetlingbehavingbelayingbelchingbellyingbemusingbenchingberatingberryingberthingbetakingbetidingbevelingbewaringbiassingbillingsbindingsbingeingbirchingbirthingbitchingbitinglyblabbingblackingblankingblastingbleatingbleedingbleepingblendingblessingblindingblinkingblitzingbloatingblobbingblockingbloggingbloodingbloomingblottingblousingbluffingbluntingblurringblurtingblushingboardingboastingbobblingbogeyingbogglingbogieingboilingsboinkingbombingsbookingsboostingboringlybotchingbottlingbouncingboundingbraggingbraidingbrainingbraisingbrandingbrawlingbreadingbreakingbreedingbreezingbrickingbridgingbridlingbriefingbrimmingbringingbriskingbroilingbronzingbroodingbrookingbrowningbrowsingbruisingbrushingbubblingbucklingbuddingsbuildingbullringbullyingbumblingbunchingbundlingbunglingbuntingsburblingburglingburstingbushingsbustlingcacklingcaddyingcajolingcalkingscallings
9-Letter Words (280)
abductingabhorringaboundingabridgingabsentingabsolvingabsorbingaccentingacceptingaccessingaccordingaccostingachievingacquiringactuatingaddictingadjoiningadjudgingadjustingadmittingadoringlyadulatingadvancingadvertingaffectingaffirmingaffordingagitatingagonizingalightingallottingamazinglyambushingamountingamusinglyanalyzinganchoringanimatingannealingannullinganointingansweringantickingantiquinganythingsappallingappealingappearingappeasingappendingapprisingapprizingapprovingarchivingarrangingarrestingascendingascribingassailingassentingassertingassessingassigningassistingassortingassuagingattachingattackingattainingattendingattestingauthoringaveragingawakeningbadgeringbalancingballotingbandagingbanishingbanteringbaptizingbarberingbarragingbarrelingbarteringbatteningbatteringbeaveringbecalmingbeckoningbedeckingbefallingbefittingbefoggingbefoulingbegettingbeggaringbeginningbeguilingbeheadingbeholdingbehoovingbelievingbellowingbelongingbemoaningbenumbingbereavingbesettingbesiegingbesottingbestowingbetrayingbetteringbevellingbewailingbickeringbicyclingbilingualbilletingbillowingbiopsyingbirdieingbisectingblanchingblazoningbleachingblenchingblessingsblightingbloodyingblotchingboogieingborderingborrowingbotheringbottomingbowstringbranchingbrandyingbrazeningbreachingbreastingbreathingbriefingsbristlingbroachingbrocadingbrokeringbrunchingbucketingbudgetingbufferingbuffetingbuildingsbullringsburdeningburrowingbushelingbutteringbuttoningbypassingcalciningcallusingcamberingcancelingcankeringcannoningcanopyingcanteringcanvasingcapsizingcapsulingcapturingcareeningcareeringcaressingcarollingcarousingcarpeting
10-Letter Words (251)
abandoningabdicatingabnegatingabolishingabrogatingabscessingabscondingabstainingacclaimingaccountingaccusinglyacidifyingacquittingactivatingaddressingadjourningadmiringlyadvocatingafflictingaffrontingaggrievingairliftingairmailingalarminglyalienatingallocatingamnestyingamortizingamplifyingamputatinganguishingannotatingannouncingannoyinglyantedatingapparelingappetizingapplaudingappointingappraisingarraigningarrogatingasphaltingaspiratingassaultingassemblingastoundingastringentatrophyingattemptingattractingauctioningaugmentingautomatingautopsyingawakeningsbackbitingbackdatingbackfiringballastingballooningbanquetingbarbecuingbarbequingbargainingbarrellingbayonetingbeatifyingbecominglybedazzlingbedevilingbeekeepingbefuddlingbeginningsbegrudgingbelaboringbelittlingbelongingsbenefitingbeseechingbespeakingbestirringbestridingbethinkingbetokeningbetrothingbewitchingbilingualsblackeningblanketingblarneyingblemishingblindinglyblinkeringblisteringblockadingblossomingblubberingblunderingblusteringbolsteringbombardingbookmakingbowstringsboycottingbracketingbroadeningbuffaloingbulldozingburgeoningburnishingbushellingbutcheringcalcifyingcaliperingcallousingcancellingcanonizingcanvassingcaptainingcaptioningcarjackingcartooningcashieringcastratingcatalogingcatalyzingcatcallingcatnappingcaucussingcautioningcertifyingchagriningchangelingchannelingcharminglycharteringchasteningchastisingchatteringcheapeningcheckeringcherishingchickeningchirrupingchisellingchopperingchorussingcircuitingcivilizingclamberingclarifyingclarioningclatteringclobberingclusteringclutteringcoalescingcoarseningcoexistingcogitatingcohabitingcoiffuringcoincidingcollapsingcollectingcolonizingcombattingcomfortingcommandingcommencingcommendingcommentingcommingledcomminglescommittingcompactingcompassingcompellingcompleting
11-Letter Words (146)
abominatingabstractingacclimatingaccordinglyaccreditingaccustomingacquaintingacquiescingactualizingadmonishingadumbratingadvantagingadventuringadvertisingaffiliatingafforestingaggravatingaggregatingagonizinglyairbrushingairdroppingalleviatingalternatingantiquatingapologizingappallinglyapparellingappliquéingapproachingapprovinglyaquaplaningarbitratingassociatingasteriskingastonishingastringencyastringentsattenuatingattributingauditioningauthorizingbabysittingbackhandingbackloggingbackpackingbackslidingbackspacingbadmouthingballyhooingbamboozlingbankrollingbankruptingbarricadingbayonettingbeautifyingbedevillingbedragglingbefriendingbeguilinglybellyachingbenefittingbequeathingbesmirchingbewilderingbifurcatingbivouackingblasphemingblindsidingbludgeoningbobsleddingbookkeepingbookmarkingbootleggingbrandishingbricklayingbrighteningbroadsidingbrowbeatingbrutalizingbulldoggingbulletiningburlesquingbuttressingcalculatingcalendaringcalibratingcalliperingcampaigningcannonadingcaptivatingcarbonatingcarjackingscasserolingcastigatingcataloguingcatapultingcatechisingcatechizingcauterizingcelebratingchagrinningchainsawingchallengingchampioningchangelingschannellingchaperoningcheckmatingchirruppingchristeningchroniclingcirculatingclassifyingcloisteringcoagulatingcoauthoringcollocatingcomminglingcomplainingcompoundingcompressingconfiguringconflictingconfoundingconfrontingconfusinglyconjugatingconsideringcontingencycontingentscontractingcontrastingcontrollingcooperatingcopycattingcorrelatingcorrugatingcoruscatingcounselingscovenantingcriticizingculminatingcultivatingcunnilinguscustomizingdaydreaming
12-Letter Words (114)
abbreviatingacceleratingaccentuatingaccessioningaccompanyingaccumulatingadjudicatingadulteratingaggrandizingamalgamatingamelioratingannihilatingantagonizinganticipatingappertainingappetizinglyapportioningappreciatingapprehendingapprenticingarticulatingascertainingasphyxiatingasseveratingassimilatingastoundinglyautographingautomobilingbackbreakingbackpedalingbackstabbingbackstoppingbackstrokingbacktrackingbarnstormingbastardizingbegrudginglybeleagueringblackballingblackjackingblacklistingblackmailingblacktoppingblindfoldingblueprintingbluestockingbodybuildingboomerangingboondogglingbowdlerizingbrainwashingbreakfastingbreathtakingbroadcastingbuccaneeringbullfightingbullshittingburglarizingbushwhackingbutterflyingbuttonholingcablecastingcalumniatingcamouflagingcaparisoningcapitalizingcapitulatingcaricaturingcarpenteringcartwheelingcategorizingcaterwaulingcentralizingcentrifugingcharbroilingchauffeuringchildbearingchitchattingchitterlingschlorinatingchristeningscircumcisingclapboardingcomfortinglycommentatingcompellinglycompensatingcomplicatingcompromisingconciliatingconditioningconferencingconfiscatingcongregatingconjecturingconscriptingconsecratingconstipatingconstitutingconstrainingconstrictingconstructingconsummatingcontraveningcontributingconvalescingconvincinglycoordinatingcopyrightingcorkscrewingcosponsoringcrowdfundingcrystalizingcurrycombing
13-Letter Words (59)
acclimatizingaccommodatingaccomplishingacknowledgingadministeringagglomeratingagglutinatingalphabetizinganesthetizinganthologizingappropriatingapproximatingassassinatingastonishinglybackpedallingblackberryingbloodcurdlingbluestockingsboardinghousebrainstormingbutterfingerscannibalizingcantileveringcarpetbaggingcertificatingchildproofingchloroformingcircularizingcircumventingclearinghousecollaboratingcommandeeringcommemoratingcommiseratingcommissioningcommunicatingcomplementingcomplimentingcomprehendingcomputerizingconcatenatingconcentratingconcertinaingcondescendingconfederatingconsolidatingcontaminatingcontemplatingcontingenciescontradictingcontrovertingcorrespondingcorroboratingcountenancingcounteractingcrisscrossingcrossbreedingcrosscheckingcrystallizing
14-Letter Words (19)
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How many English words contain "ing"?
Our dictionary contains 7,529 common English words with ING somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.
What are some examples of words with "ing"?
Common examples: abandoning, abashing, abasing, abating, abbreviating, abdicating.
What's special about the chunk "ing"?
The -ING combo is everywhere: present participles ("running"), gerunds ("singing is fun"), and many regular nouns ("king", "thing").