-ïng

See also: ing, Ing, ING, -ing-, -ing, ing., and Ing.

English

Suffix

-ïng

1. (rare, chiefly Netherlands) Alternative spelling of -ing (after a vowel that would form a digraph)

   beïng, doïng, goïng

2. (rare, chiefly Netherlands, nonstandard) Alternative spelling of -ing (after any vowel)

   skiïng, tryïng

Usage notes

• Use of the diaeresis where the the last vowel of the suffixed verb does not regularly form a digraph with a succedent ⟨i⟩ may be considered incorrect, as the diaeresis then has no effect on the pronunciation regularly implied by English orthography.

Anagrams

• GNI, IGN, NGI, gin, nig