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ing (oh)



[Sense: 1; Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old English; Origin: -ende]
[Sense: 2; Origin: Old English -ing, -ung]
forms the present participle of verbs
::They're dancing.
::to go dancing
::a dancing bear
[in U nouns] the action or process of doing something
::She hates swimming.
::No parking.
[in C nouns] a) an example of doing something
::to hold a meeting
b) a product or result of doing something
::a beautiful painting
[in nouns] something used to do something or used for making something
::a silk lining
::ten metres of curtaining (=cloth for curtains)