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Attempering
Attemper At*tem"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attempered; p. pr. & vb. n. Attempering.] [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare; ad + temperare to soften, temper. See Temper, and cf. Attemperate.] 1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to regulate, as temperature. If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered still. --Trench. 2. To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to attemper rigid justice with clemency. 3. To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well attempered with kindness and justice. 4. To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt. Arts . . . attempered to the lyre. --Pope. Note: This word is now not much used, the verb temper taking its place.
capering
Caper Ca"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Capered p. pr. & vb. n. capering.] [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See Capriole.] To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance. He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. --Shak.
Coopering
Cooper Coop"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coopered; p. pr. & vb. n. Coopering.] To do the work of a cooper upon; as, to cooper a cask or barrel.
Coppering
Coppering Cop"per*ing, n. 1. The act of covering with copper. 2. An envelope or covering of copper.
Coppering
Copper Cop"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Coppering.] To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; as, to copper a ship.
Diapering
Diapering Di"a*per*ing, n. Same as Diaper, n., 2.
Hampering
Hamper Ham"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hampered; p. pr. & vb. n. Hampering.] To put in a hamper.
Hopperings
Hopperings Hop"per*ings, n. (Gold Washing) Gravel retaining in the hopper of a cradle.
Kippering
Kipper Kip"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kippered; p. pr. & vb. n. Kippering.] To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking. ``Kippered salmon.' --Dickens.
Loppering
Lopper Lop"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Loppering.] [Cf. Prov. G. l["u]bbern, levern, OHG. giliber?n, G. luppe, lab, rennet.] To turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk.
Pampering
Pamper Pam"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pampered; p. pr. & vb. n. Pampering.] [Cf. LG. pampen, slampampen, to live luxuriously, pampe thick pap, and E. pap.] 1. To feed to the full; to feed luxuriously; to glut; as, to pamper the body or the appetite. ``A body . . . pampered for corruption.' --Dr. T. Dwight. 2. To gratify inordinately; to indulge to excess; as, to pamper pride; to pamper the imagination. --South.
Papering
Paper Pa"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Papered; p. pr. & vb. n. Papering.] 1. To cover with paper; to furnish with paper hangings; as, to paper a room or a house. 2. To fold or inclose in paper. 3. To put on paper; to make a memorandum of. [Obs.]
Peppering
Peppering Pep"per*ing, a. Hot; pungent; peppery. --Swift.
Peppering
Pepper Pep"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Peppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Peppering.] 1. To sprinkle or season with pepper. 2. Figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or blows, upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or wounds. ``I have peppered two of them.' ``I am peppered, I warrant, for this world.' --Shak.
Simpering
Simpering Sim"per*ing, a. &. n. from Simper, v.
Simpering
Simper Sim"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Simpered; p. pr. & vb. n. Simpering.] [Cf. Norw. semper fine, smart, dial. Dan. semper, simper, affected, coy, prudish, OSw. semper one who affectedly refrains from eating, Sw. sipp finical, prim, LG. sipp.] 1. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner. Behold yond simpering dame. --Shak. With a made countenance about her mouth, between simpering and smiling. --ir. P. Sidney. 2. To glimmer; to twinkle. [Obs.] Yet can I mark how stars above Simper and shine. --Herbert.
Simperingly
Simperingly Sim"per*ing*ly, adv. In a simpering manner.
Stoppering
Stopper Stop"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoppering.] To close or secure with a stopper.
Tapering
Taper Ta"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tapered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tapering.] To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end.
Tapering
Tapering Ta"per*ing, a. Becoming gradually smaller toward one end. -- Ta"per*ing*ly, adv.
Taperingly
Tapering Ta"per*ing, a. Becoming gradually smaller toward one end. -- Ta"per*ing*ly, adv.
Tempering
Tempering Tem"per*ing, n. (Metal.) The process of giving the requisite degree of hardness or softness to a substance, as iron and steel; especially, the process of giving to steel the degree of hardness required for various purposes, consisting usually in first plunging the article, when heated to redness, in cold water or other liquid, to give an excess of hardness, and then reheating it gradually until the hardness is reduced or drawn down to the degree required, as indicated by the color produced on a polished portion, or by the burning of oil. Tempering color, the shade of color that indicates the degree of temper in tempering steel, as pale straw yellow for lancets, razors, and tools for metal; dark straw yellow for penknives, screw taps, etc.; brown yellow for axes, chisels, and plane irons; yellow tinged with purple for table knives and shears; purple for swords and watch springs; blue for springs and saws; and very pale blue tinged with green, too soft for steel instruments.
Tempering color
Tempering Tem"per*ing, n. (Metal.) The process of giving the requisite degree of hardness or softness to a substance, as iron and steel; especially, the process of giving to steel the degree of hardness required for various purposes, consisting usually in first plunging the article, when heated to redness, in cold water or other liquid, to give an excess of hardness, and then reheating it gradually until the hardness is reduced or drawn down to the degree required, as indicated by the color produced on a polished portion, or by the burning of oil. Tempering color, the shade of color that indicates the degree of temper in tempering steel, as pale straw yellow for lancets, razors, and tools for metal; dark straw yellow for penknives, screw taps, etc.; brown yellow for axes, chisels, and plane irons; yellow tinged with purple for table knives and shears; purple for swords and watch springs; blue for springs and saws; and very pale blue tinged with green, too soft for steel instruments.
Whimpering
Whimper Whim"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whimpered; p. pr. & vb. n. Whimpering.] [Cf. Scot. whimmer, G. wimmern.] To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain; as, a child whimpers. Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him? --Latimer.
Whispering
Whisper Whis"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whispered; p. pr. & vb. n. Whispering.] [AS. hwisprian; akin to G. wispern, wispeln, OHG. hwispal?n, Icel. hv[=i]skra, Sw. hviska, Dan. hviske; of imitative origin. Cf. Whistle.] 1. To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. See Whisper, n. 2. To make a low, sibilant sound or noise. The hollow, whispering breeze. --Thomson. 3. To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting. All that hate me whisper together against me. --Ps. xli. 7.
Whispering
Whispering Whis"per*ing, a. & n. from Whisper. v. t. Whispering gallery, or Whispering dome, one of such a form that sounds produced in certain parts of it are concentrated by reflection from the walls to another part, so that whispers or feeble sounds are audible at a much greater distance than under ordinary circumstances.
Whispering dome
Whispering Whis"per*ing, a. & n. from Whisper. v. t. Whispering gallery, or Whispering dome, one of such a form that sounds produced in certain parts of it are concentrated by reflection from the walls to another part, so that whispers or feeble sounds are audible at a much greater distance than under ordinary circumstances.
Whispering gallery
Whispering Whis"per*ing, a. & n. from Whisper. v. t. Whispering gallery, or Whispering dome, one of such a form that sounds produced in certain parts of it are concentrated by reflection from the walls to another part, so that whispers or feeble sounds are audible at a much greater distance than under ordinary circumstances.
Whispering gallery
Gallery Gal"ler*y, n.; pl. Galleries. [F. galerie, It. galleria, fr. LL. galeria gallery, perh. orig., a festal hall, banquetting hall; cf. OF. galerie a rejoicing, fr. galer to rejoice. Cf. Gallant, a.] 1. A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a connecting passageway, as between one room and another; also, a long hole or passage excavated by a boring or burrowing animal. 2. A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of paintings, sculptures, etc. 3. A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the hall. 4. (Naut.) A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern or quarter of a ship, and hence called stern gallery or quarter gallery, -- seldom found in vessels built since 1850. 5. (Fort.) Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a defensive gallery. 6. (Mining) A working drift or level. Whispering gallery. See under Whispering.
Whisperingly
Whisperingly Whis"per*ing*ly, adv. In a whisper, or low voice; in a whispering manner; with whispers. --Tennyson.

Meaning of Pering from wikipedia

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