noun
a participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing
• Hypernyms: ↑participle, ↑participial
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noun, pl ⋯ -ciples [count]
grammar : a verb form that ends in “-ing” and that is used with “be” to refer to action that is happening at the time of speaking or a time spoken of
The verbs “dancing” in “He was dancing” and “crying” in “The baby is crying” are present participles.
◇ The present participle can also be used before a noun like an adjective.
the crying baby
the quickly rising tide
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the form of the verb that in English ends in -ing and is used with the verb to be to form progressive tenses such as I was running or sometimes as an adjective as in running water
Useful english dictionary. 2012.