There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an

Question: 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?
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Asked by christina14 to David on 18 Mar 2011 in Categories: About.
- David Pyle answered on 18 Mar 2011:
  
  Nice puzzle! I googled the answer, as it would have taken me too long to work it out..

jordan15701 commented on 18 Mar 2011:

Startling – I,in,sin,sing,sting,string,staring,starting,startling

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- Melanie commented on 21 Mar 2011:
  
  This is cool! I would never have figured that out on my own!
  
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Question: 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?