- ing⇄-ing (1),
(suffix forming nouns chiefly from verbs.)
1. the act of a person or thing that ______s.
Ex. Painting = the act of one that paints.
2. the product or result of such an act, as in ?a drawing, a painting.
3. a thin - ing⇄-ing (2),
1. (suffix forming the present participle of verbs,) as in ?going, talking, raining, staying.
2. (suffix forming adjectives from verbs.) that ______s.
Ex. Lasting happiness = happiness that lasts. Growing child = a child that