Definition of "-ing" []

• Used to form the present participle of verbs: seeing. (suffix)
• Used to form adjectives resembling present participles but not derived from verbs: swashbuckling. (suffix)
• Action, process, or art: dancing. (suffix)
• An instance of an action, process, or act: a gathering. (suffix)
• An action or process connected with a specified thing: berrying. (suffix)

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• "I think she's a f---ing awesome person and an incredible actress."
• "If you look at the score sheet, if you look at what it's really cost her, she's a f---ing mess."
• "Es, Gs and Os are common letters in English and can often be moved around in a phrase verbs give you "–ed" and "-ing" to play with, and "of" can be massaged into any position."