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Franking
- verb - exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks
- stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
Fringent
- - Encircling like a fringe; bordering.
Fringing
- verb - adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf"
- decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress"
Frondent
- - Covered with leaves; leafy; as, a frondent tree.
Fronting
- verb - be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"
- confront bodily; "breast the storm"
Glancing
- verb - hit at an angle
- throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"
Glinting
- verb - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"
- having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term"
- throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"
Granting
- verb -
- allow to have; "grant a privilege"
- be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
- bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
- give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"
- give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- transfer by deed; "grant land"
Grinding
- verb - a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
- created by grinding; "grind designs into the glass bowl"
- dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
- make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"
- material resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"
- press or grind with a crushing noise
- reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
- shape or form by grinding; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras"
- the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
- work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Grinning
- verb - a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
- to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl