There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?

TabbyTom

Startling Starting Staring String Sting Sing Sin In I Nov 11 05, 4:56 PM

kaka006

When I mailed this question to one of my friends, she actually found another word, and it is 'Splitting' splitting spitting sitting siting sting ting tin in I Feb 08 07, 5:04 AM

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