Disposing
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

5 letters

ICING
(ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal

6 letters

ENDING
The act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

LOSING

OFFING
The part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing"

OUTING
A journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"

WAXING
The application of wax to a surface

GIVING
Disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return; "the alumni followed a program of annual giving"

PUTING

FIXING
The act of putting something in working order again

MOVING
Used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion; "Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or `the movies'"

LAYING
The production of eggs (especially in birds)

NUKING

EATING
The act of consuming food

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SELLING
The exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

PACKING
The enclosure of something in a package or box

SWAYING

RANKING
Position on a scale in relation to others in a sport

TENDING
The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

LEADING
Going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"

CHASING

BENDING
The act of bending something

ZAPPING

PUTTING
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"

PLACING

GULPING
A spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing

BOOTING

RANGING
Wandering freely; "at night in bed...his slowly ranging thoughts...encountered her"

ERASING

KILLING
The act of terminating a life

RIDDING

PURGING
An act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

CUTTING
The act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"

WASTING
A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

HITTING
The act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"

BIASING

GETTING
The act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"

SETTING
Arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

CAUSING
The act of causing something to happen

JUNKING

VOIDING
The bodily process of discharging waste matter

STOPING

SLIPING

KISSING
Affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

DUSTING

DUMPING
Selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market

FITTING
Putting clothes on to see whether they fit

CASTING
The choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

8 letters

CHUCKING

DITCHING

SLIPPING
Moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice"

EJECTING

DROPPING
Coming down freely under the influence of gravity; "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain"

EMPTYING
The act of removing the contents of something

SHEDDING
The process whereby something is shed

REFUSING

OMITTING

CRUSHING
Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"

STOPPING
The kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch; "the violinist's stopping was excellent"

CHILLING
The process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature

TEMPTING
Very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"

STANDING
The act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

SETTLING
A gradual sinking to a lower level

CHOPPING

INDUCING
Act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep"

CLEARING
The act of removing solid particles from a liquid

DRINKING
The act of consuming liquids

BIASSING

REMOVING

GREASING

EVICTING

LOCATING
A determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target"

SNUFFING

WHACKING
The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

GROOMING
The activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes

DRESSING
The activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes

BRINGING
The act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news"

ARRAYING

MANAGING

ORDERING
Logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"

DECIDING
Having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"

GROUPING
Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

READYING
The activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun"

REFUTING

ADAPTING

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RESOLVING
Analysis into clear-cut components

TAILORING
The occupation of a tailor

BESTOWING

ARRANGING
The act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

PREPARING

DIRECTING
Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress"

ACTUATING
Causing motion or action or change

FINISHING
The act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

AFFECTING
Arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"

ADJUSTING

GOVERNING
The act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

PROMPTING
A cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting"

DEPLOYING

MURDERING

DEFEATING

UNLOADING
The labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.