Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ing-form

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: in-g--form
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From -ing + form.

Inflected Forms

ing-forms (plural) -ing-form (alternative)

Synonyms

gerund-participle

Questions

What does ing-form mean?: An English verb's inflected form that ends in ing, including uses often analyzed as gerunds and present participles.
Where does ing-form come from?: From -ing + form.

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