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ing-form

ing-form noun: an English verb's inflected form that ends in ing, including uses often analyzed as gerunds and present participles.

Noun

ing-form (plural ing-forms)

  1. An English verb's inflected form that ends in ing, including uses often analyzed as gerunds and present participles.

Synonyms of ing-form

Forms of ing-form

pluraling-forms
alternative form-ing-form

Origin of ing-form

From -ing + form.

Questions about ing-form

What does ing-form mean?
Ing-form means an English verb's inflected form that ends in ing, including uses often analyzed as gerunds and present participles.
What part of speech is ing-form?
Ing-form is a noun.
What is the plural of ing-form?
The plural of ing-form is ing-forms.

Words near ing-form in the dictionary

  1. infusory
  2. infy
  3. ing
  4. ing-bing
  5. ing-bings
  6. ing-form
  7. ing-forms
  8. Ing-Manske procedure
  9. inga
  10. Ingaevones
  11. Ingaevonic

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