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ings Ings English Suffix en suffix form en -ing French Suffix fr suffix form fr -ing Norwegian Bokmål Etymology Variant and extension of nb -ing, from Old Norse non -ingr, non -ingi and non -ing, used in many noun-forming functions. Compare en -ing, de -ung, and the related Norwegian Bokmål suffixes nb -ling and nb -ning. Pronunciation nb /-ɪŋs/ nb ɪŋs 1 nb ings Suffix nb suffix nb colloquial Used to form masculine nouns, often with a casual, humorous, or slang nuance. nb bar -ings bare, naked slang-forming suffix → nb barings bare upper body; shirtlessness nb hundre -ings hundred slang-forming suffix → nb hundrings hundred-kroner note nb skjerpe -ings to sharpen; pull oneself together slang-forming suffix → nb skjerpings pulling oneself together; improvement nb 2016 Skam 2 5 Det er bare klinings. It's just making out. nb colloquial Used to form indeclinable adjectives. nb drit -ings shit; extremely slang-forming suffix → nb dritings dead drunk nb flott -ings great, excellent slang-forming suffix → nb flottings great, excellent nb colloquial Used to form intensifying adverbs. nb føkk -ings fuck slang-forming suffix → nb føkkings fucking, damned Usage notes Nouns formed with nb -ings are normally masculine. Countable nouns may have definite singular nb -ingsen and indefinite plural nb -ingser, though many such words are mainly used in the indefinite singular. Adjectives formed with nb -ings are indeclinable. Derived terms nb barings<t:bare upper body; shirtlessness> dritings<t:dead drunk> flottings<t:great, excellent> føkkings<t:fucking, damned> hundrings<t:hundred-kroner note> nattings<t:joint smoked before going to sleep> ordnings<t:order; arrangement> rullings<t:roll-your-own cigarette> skjærings<t:crisis; things going wrong> skjerpings<t:puling oneself together; improvement> 2 0 Related terms nb -ing action/result-forming noun suffix References -ings Spanish Suffix es suffix form es -ing