"-ing" nouns that are not gerunds
- awning
- batting
- evening
- farthing
- gloaming
- lightning
- spring
- youngling
i compiled this list myself so that means that there are probably a bunch more words. EVENSTILL it seems that a word that fits these parameters is relatively rare.
UPDATE (6/17/2009) words from the comments:
- words ending in the dimminutive -ling like: sapling, gosling, duckling, elfling, and changeling
- consonant sound + ing words like: king, sting, ring, sling, string, wing, bling, and ming
- -thing words like: something, anything and everything
- places: nanking and beijing
- and or course: ding-a-ling.
great work, hive mind. thank you!
