present participle
noun
- Grammar the form of a verb, ending in -ing in English, which is used in forming continuous tenses, e.g. in I'm thinking, alone in non-finite clauses, e.g. in sitting here, I haven't a care in the world, as a noun, e.g. in good thinking, and as an adjective, e.g. in running water【语法】现在分词（以-ing结尾, 可构成进行时, 如I'm thinking; 也可单独用作非限定分句, 如sitting here, I haven't a care in the world; 可作名词, 如good thinking; 也可作形容词, 如running water）。