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-ising

-ising is the present participle and gerund of -ise.

Meaning of -ise

Suffix

-ise (noun-forming suffix, plural -ises)

  1. Suffix used in loanwords from French to form abstract nouns of quality or function.
    • merchandise, franchise

Questions about -ising

What is -ising the present participle and gerund of?
-ising is the present participle and gerund of -ise.

Words near -ising in the dictionary

  1. -ise
  2. -ised
  3. -iser
  4. -ises
  5. -ish
  6. -ising
  7. -ism
  8. -isms
  9. -ismus
  10. -ist
  11. -ista

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -ising (page history and authors); -ise (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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