Words Ending in ING

The ING ending is one of the most common patterns in English. It forms present participles (verbs showing ongoing action) and gerunds (nouns made from verbs).

ACTING ADDING AMAZING ASKING BEARING BEATING BEING BELONGING BINDING BLESSING BORING BREAKING BREATHING BRINGING BUILDING BURNING BUYING CALLING CARING CARRYING CATCHING CHANGING CHOOSING CLEANING CLIMBING CLOSING COMING COOKING COOLING COUNTING COVERING CROSSING CRYING CUTTING DANCING DEALING DIGGING DOING DRAWING DREAMING DRINKING DRIVING DURING DYING EATING ENDING ENTERING EVENING EXCITING FACING FAILING FALLING FARMING FEELING FIGHTING FILLING FINDING FINISHING FISHING FITTING FLYING FOLDING FOLLOWING FORCING FORMING FREEZING GAINING GATHERING GETTING GIVING GLOWING GOING GROWING GUESSING HANGING HAPPENING HAVING HEADING HEARING HEATING HELPING HIDING HITTING HOLDING HOPING HUNTING HURTING JOINING JUMPING KEEPING KICKING KILLING KISSING KNOWING LANDING LASTING LAUGHING LEADING LEARNING LEAVING LENDING LETTING LIFTING LIGHTING LISTENING LIVING LOADING LOCKING LOOKING LOSING LOVING LYING MAKING MANAGING MARKING MATCHING MEANING MEETING MELTING MISSING MIXING MORNING MOVING NAMING NEEDING NOTHING NOTICING OFFERING OPENING ORDERING OWING OWNING PACKING PAINTING PASSING PAYING PICKING PLACING PLANNING PLANTING PLAYING POINTING POURING PRESSING PRINTING PROVING PULLING PUSHING PUTTING RAISING REACHING READING RESTING RIDING RINGING RISING ROLLING RULING RUNNING SAVING SAYING SEEING SEEKING SELLING SENDING SERVING SETTING SHAKING SHARING SHINING SHOOTING SHOWING SHUTTING SINGING SITTING SLEEPING SMILING SMOKING SOMETHING SOUNDING SPEAKING SPENDING SPINNING SPREADING STANDING STARTING STAYING STEALING STICKING STOPPING STRING STRIKING STUDYING SUFFERING SWIMMING SWINGING TAKING TALKING TEACHING TELLING TESTING THINKING THROWING TOUCHING TRAINING TRAVELING TREATING TRYING TURNING UNDERSTANDING USING VISITING VOTING WAITING WAKING WALKING WANTING WARMING WARNING WASHING WATCHING WEARING WEDDING WEIGHING WILLING WINNING WISHING WONDERING WORKING WRITING