Beautiful english

Only 9 letter  word in the English Language in which after every step you remove a letter, you would be still left with a meaningful word:

STARTLING

Remove L - it becomes STARTING

Remove T - it becomes STARING

Remove A - it becomes STRING

Remove R - it becomes STING

Remove T - it becomes SING

Remove G - it becomes SIN

Remove S - it becomes IN

Remove N - it becomes I