Ing
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- A suffix of Anglo-Saxon origin, the regular formative of the English present participle of verbs, as in coming, blowing, hearing, leading, etc., such participles being often used as ordinary adjectives, as in ‘the coming man,’ ‘a leading citizen,’ ‘a charming woman,’ etc. noun …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- A suffix of nouns, denoting origin, and hence a common patronymic, remaining in some English family or local names and having usually a derivative or patronymic force, ‘son of …,’ as in Anglo-Saxon Billing, son of Bill (literally, ‘a sword’); Beorming, son of Beorm; Æthelwulfing, son of Ethelwulf; æthling, son of a noble, etc. noun …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- An apparent suffix in some local names, being ing, a meadow, in composition, as in
Dorking , etc. noun …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com) - A suffix of Anglo-Saxon origin, usually forming nouns from verbs, expressing the action of the verb. noun …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- A meadow; especially, a low meadow near a river. The word is found in some local names, as Ingham, Ingthorpe, Dorking, Deeping, Wapping, etc. noun …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- A pasture or meadow; generally one lying low, near a river. noun …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
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water meadow noun …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com) - The name of the letter for the ng sound
IPA : /ŋ/ inPitman shorthand . noun …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com) - 👉 View all 8 definitions...
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