What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?

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?

Answer 1

The nine letter word is "STARTLING"
When removed one letter, -- STARTING
on removing one more --- STARING
on removing one more --- STRING
on removing one more -- STING
on removing one more -- SING
on removing one more -- SIN
on removin one more -- IN
on removing final 1 -- I