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Definitions for Ing

[1] a suffix of nouns formed from verbs, expressing the action of the verb or its result, product, material, etc. (the art of building; a new building; cotton wadding ). It is also used to form nouns from words other than verbs (offing; shirting ). Verbal nouns ending in -ing are often used attributively (the printing trade ) and in forming compounds (drinking song ). In some compounds (sewing machine ), the first element might reasonably be regarded as the participial adjective, -ing2 , the compound thus meaning “a machine that sews,” but it is commonly taken as a verbal noun, the compound being explained as “a machine for sewing.”
[2] a suffix forming the present participle of verbs (walking; thinking ), such participles being often used as participial adjectives: warring factions.
[3] a native English suffix meaning “one belonging to,” “of the kind of,” “one descended from,” and sometimes having a diminutive force, formerly used in the formation of nouns: farthing; shilling; bunting; gelding; whiting.
[4] (from verbs) the action of, process of, result of, or something connected with the verb coming ; meeting ; a wedding ; winnings
[5] (from other nouns) something used in, consisting of, involving, etc tubing ; soldiering
[6] (from other parts of speech ) an outing
[7] forming the present participle of verbs walking ; believing
[8] forming participial adjectives a growing boy ; a sinking ship
[9] forming adjectives not derived from verbs swashbuckling
[10] a person or thing having a certain quality or being of a certain kind sweeting ; whiting

Words nearby Ing

-ing-im, -in, -ina, -inae, -ine, -ing, -ion, -ior, -ious, -isation, -ise

Origin of Ing

-ing3Middle English, Old English -ing, cognate with Old Norse -ingr, -ungr, Gothic -ings

Word origin for Ing

-ingOld English -ing; related to Old Norse -ingr

Synonyms for Ing

abuse, arrogance, contempt, disdain, humiliation, insolence, remark, reproach, rudeness, scorn