-ing

suffix

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • singular : ing
  • plural : ings

Senses

  • (forms gerundial nouns from verbs)
  • noun suffix meaning "action or process" or "instance of an action or process"
  • noun suffix meaning "product or result of an action or process," often in plural form
  • noun suffix meaning "something used in an action or process"
  • noun suffix meaning "action or process connected with (a specified thing)"
  • noun suffix meaning "something connected with, consisting of, or used in making (a specified thing)"
  • noun suffix meaning "something related to (a specified concept)"

-ing

suffix

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • singular : ing
  • plural : ings

Senses

  • noun suffix meaning "one of a (specified) kind"

-ing

suffix

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • positive : ing
  • comparative : inger
  • superlative : ingest

Senses

  • (forms present participial adjectives from verbs)