Riddle: What Word...

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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?

The base word is Startling - starting - staring - string - sting - sing - sin - in - I

Did you know? The English language was developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon Era and is a West Germanic Language. English is extensively used as a second language in most countries. In certain fields, occupations and professions such as medicine and computing requires a working knowledge of English. The English language has not been declared an official language in the USA or UK.