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- forming the present participle of verbs: hearing, noticing
- the act or an instance of (a specified verb): talking, digging
- something produced by the action of (a specified verb): a painting
- something that does the action of (a specified verb): a covering for her head
- material used for (a specified thing): blanketing, carpeting
- an act or process involving (a specified thing): added to verbs or, sometimes, nouns
- a person or thing of a (specified) kind or origin: sometimes used with diminutive force: atheling, farthing
See -ing in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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