ing
A meadow, especially a low meadow near a riverA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river; water meadow.
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Meaning
2 sensesA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river; water meadow.
Ings, glens, and fens of the Highlands.
The letter for the ng sound /ŋ/ in Pitman shorthand.
Examples
8 sentencesIs "ing" an example of a suffix?
When you're sautéing vegetables, it's important to use a non-stick pan.
When sautéing vegetables, it is important to use a non-stick pan.
Stop should-ing on yourself.
Corn is a-maize-ing.
ruКукуруза окукурузенна.
deMais ist maistastisch.
Origin
From Middle English ing, ynge, enge, from Old English ing, *eng (“a meadow; ing”), from PrFrom Middle English ing, ynge, enge, from Old English ing, *eng (“a meadow; ing”), from Proto-Germanic *angijō (“meadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énkos (“a bend; curve; bowl; hollow; dell; glen”), from *h₂enk- (“to bend; curve; bow”). Cognate with Scots eng (“ing; meadow”), Dutch eng (“pasture; farmland”), Danish eng (“meadow”), Swedish äng (“meadow; field”), Norwegian eng (“meadow”), Faroese ong (“grassland; meadow; pasture”), Icelandic eng (“a meadow”), Icelandic engi (“a meadow; meadowland”).
From Pitman em and en, which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. The change in vowel probably reflects the familiar suffix -ing.
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