2. Suffix. Used to form uncountable nouns from various parts of speech denoting materials or systems of objects considered collectively. ¹
3. Suffix. Used to form nouns of the action or the procedure of a verb; usually identical with meaning 1. in the English language or expressed with -tion instead ¹
4. Suffix. Used to form present participles of verbs. ¹
5. Suffix. Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as patronymics or diminutives. ¹
6. Suffix. Having a specifed quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of ¹
7. Suffix. (rare chiefly Netherlands nonstandard sort=ing) (alternative spelling of -ing) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of -ing
| -iferous -ification -iform -ify -ile -illion -ily -imundo -in -in' | -in-law -incher -inda -ine -ineae -ing (current term) -ington -ino -inæ -ion | -iot -iour -ious -isation -ise -ish -ism -ist -ista -istic |
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