01 A suffix used to from present participles; as, singing, playing.
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A suffix used to from present participles; as, singing, playing.
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A suffix used to form nouns from verbs, and signifying the act of; the result of the act; as, riding, dying, feeling. It has also a secondary collective force; as, shipping, clothing.
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A suffix formerly used to form diminutives; as, lording, farthing.