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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

6 letters

MAKING
The act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making"

ADDING

TAKING
The act of someone who picks up or takes something; "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking"

MOWING

POKING
A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

RAKING

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HILLING

HERDING

REINING

HEAPING

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

GAINING

TAKEING

RAISING
The properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

LUMPING

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

REAPING

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

CALMING
The act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

WINNING
Succeeding with great difficulty; "winning is not everything"

DRAWING
The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

EARNING

MEETING
The social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"

LINKING

LEVYING

FILLING
The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

SIFTING
The act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"

BANKING
Engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.

LOADING
The labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.; "the loading took 2 hours"

SORTING
Grouping by class or kind or size

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BUNCHING

CROPPING

HUDDLING

CROWDING
A situation in which people or things are crowded together; "he didn't like the crowding on the beach"

AMASSING

SWELLING
The increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)

DERIVING
(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

GRABBING

SECURING

LEARNING
The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"

RELAXING
Affording physical or mental rest; "she spent a restful night at home"

MOUNDING

PLUCKING

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STRIPPING
The removal of covering

WINNOWING
The act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"

INFERRING

ASSESSING

RECEIVING

ACCEPTING
Tolerating without protest; "always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates"; "the atmosphere was judged to be more supporting and accepting"

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

OBTAINING

PROCURING

COMPILING
The act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours"

GATHERING
The act of gathering something

SELECTING

EMBODYING

INCLUDING

INVESTING
The act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit

CENTERING
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap"

COLLATING

CODIFYING

GARNERING

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MARSHALING

INCREASING
Music

ASSEMBLING
The act of gathering something together

COLLECTION
Request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"

AUGMENTING

CONTAINING

CORRALLING

EXTRACTING

REPRESSING
Restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibiting discipline"

HUSBANDING

BRACKETING

CONTROLING

SMOTHERING
Causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless"

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ASSOCIATING

HARMONIZING

ECONOMIZING

CONTROLLING
Able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"

AGGREGATION
The act of gathering something together

MARSHALLING

SPECULATING

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REORGANIZING

ACCUMULATION
The act of accumulating

ASCERTAINING

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CONCENTRATING

UNDERSTANDING
The capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"

EXTINGUISHING
The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights"

SYSTEMATIZING