ing (plural ings)
(now, only in dialects) A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river; water meadow.
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.
ing (plural ings)
The letter for the ng sound /Ĺ‹/ in Pitman shorthand.
• GNI, IGN, NGI, gin, nig
Source: Wiktionary
-ing.
1. Etym: [For OE. -and, -end, -ind, AS. -ende; akin to Goth. -and-, L. -ant-, -ent-, Gr.
Definition: A suffix used to from present participles; as, singing, playing.
2. Etym: [OE. -ing, AS. -ing, -ung.]
Definition: 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.
Note: The Old English ending of the present participle and verbal noun became confused, both becoming -ing.
3. Etym: [AS. -ing.]
Definition: A suffix formerly used to form diminutives; as, lording, farthing.
Ing, n. Etym: [AS. ing.]
Definition: A pasture or meadow; generally one lying low, near a river. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
