Peaking
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Sickly; pining.
Sneaking; mean-spirited.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Mean; sneaking.
adjective.
Pining; sickly; peakish.
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verb.
Present participle of
peak
.
Word Usage
"But we don't currently burn much natural gas for producing electricity - it's too expensive to use except in peaking plants."
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
creaking
critiquing
eking
freaking
leaking
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
mean
peakish
pining
sickly
sneaking
verb-stem
peak