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battering: noun
gathering: noun
flattering: adjective and adverb
staggering: adjective and adverb
smattering: noun
offering: noun
steering: noun
towering: adjective and adverb
covering: noun
rendering: noun
lettering: noun
suffering: noun
withering: adjective and adverb
aspiring: adjective and adverb

You are viewing results spelled similarly: gathering , battering , smattering , staggering , flattering , aspiring , withering , suffering , lettering , rendering , covering , towering , steering and offering

battering N

battering

espancamento m

battering SPORTS

surra f

gathering N

gathering (social)

encontro m

gathering (meeting)

reunião f

flattering ADJ

1. flattering clothes, portrait:

flattering

favorecido(-a)

2. flattering remark, description:

flattering

lisonjeiro(-a)

staggering ADJ (amazing)

staggering

desconcertante

staggering

surpreendente

smattering [ˈsmæt̬ərɪŋ, Brit ˈsmæt-] N

smattering

conhecimento m superficial

offering N

1. offering REL:

offering

oferenda f

2. offering (thing given):

offering

oferecimento m

as an offering of thanks

como brinde

steering N no pl

steering

direção f

towering ADJ

towering

muito elevado(-a)

covering N

covering

cobertura f

covering

capa f

rendering N MUS

rendering

interpretação f

lettering N no pl

lettering

inscrição f

suffering N

suffering

sofrimento m

withering ADJ

1. withering heat:

withering

abrasador(a)

2. withering criticism, glance:

withering

fulminante

aspiring [əˈspaɪərɪŋ] ADJ

aspiring

aspirante

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A dramatic duologue for piano and stick makes a change from two people jabbering on at each other. www.standard.co.uk

The term often describes a gathering of people who are jabbering away in many languages. blogs.voanews.com

Jabbering away in their gibberish tongue, they are the only characters who retain the oddball wackiness of the original. www.thehindu.com

Most of the time, the men were jabbering simultaneously, trying desperately to shout the other down. www.punditarena.com

They are a manic and aggressive lot, competing and cajoling and jabbering. www.stuff.co.nz

The news conference was the usual corporate jabbering, with one real takeaway. www.theglobeandmail.com

Mostly, they dismiss jabbering between fans as good-natured ribbing. www.seattletimes.com

You make the mistake of jabbering away some more, and then you notice a glaze behind the eyes. www.dailymail.co.uk

She enrages the coach, jabbering away during rollcall and refusing to follow orders. en.wikipedia.org

The silence is unbearable, more so because only moments ago the kids had been jabbering about videos and games and what not. www.thehindu.com

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