Another word game

[toothless-dog]

If you want to give it a go.

You need to alter one letter or add or leave off one letter to the word.
Like this,
Shop
ship
shin
skin
king etc

[countessalmirena]

stagnation (-e)

[twyngwyn]

Stagnating (o>g)

[nicnacs_4u]

stagnated (-i,n,g +e,d)

[countessalmirena]

gestating (a->e)

[twyngwyn]

Attesting (g>t)

[nicnacs_4u]

testing (-a,t)

[twyngwyn]

Nattiest (-g)

[countessalmirena]

hesitant (t->h)

[twyngwyn]

Thespian (T>p)

[countessalmirena]

pantheism (+m)