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-ing /ɪŋ/ suffix  1  SLGforms the present participle of verbs 〔构成动词的现在分词〕 They’re dancing. 他们在跳舞。 to go dancing 去跳舞 a dancing bear 一头跳舞的熊2  [in uncountable nouns]SLGDO the action or process of doing something 〔做某事的动作或过程〕 She hates swimming. 她不喜欢游泳。 No parking. 禁止停车。3  [in countable nouns] a) SLGan example of doing something 〔做某事的实例〕 to hold a meeting 举行会议 b) a product or result of doing something 〔做某事的产物或结果〕 a beautiful painting 一幅漂亮的画4  [in nouns]DOMAKE something used to do something or used for making something 〔做某事或制作某物的材料〕 a silk lining 丝质衬里 ten metres of curtaining (=cloth for curtains) 十米窗帘布

Examples from the Corpus

-ing• a meeting• underground pipingOrigin -ing 1. (1100-1200) Old English -ende2. Old English -ing, -ung

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participle verbs Corpus forms of present the

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-ing /ɪŋ/ suffix1. forms the present participle of verbs:
    They’re dancing.
    to go dancing
    a dancing bear
2. [in uncountable nouns] the action or process of doing something:
    She hates swimming.
    No parking.
3. [in countable nouns]
  a. an example of doing something:
    to hold a meeting
  b. a product or result of doing something:
    a beautiful painting
4. [in nouns] something used to do something or used for making something:
    a silk lining
    ten metres of curtaining (=cloth for curtains)

-ing suffixused to make the present participle of regular verbs （用以构成规则动词的现在分词）◆hating憎恨◆walking步行◆loving爱