Verbal noun

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Related terms 1.3 Translations

English

Noun

verbal noun (or verbal substantive)

1. A noun that is morphologically related to a verb and similar to it in meaning; in English it has the form of a present participle and ends in -ing

   Brisk walking is good exercise.

Related terms

• gerund

Translations

• Spanish: nombre verbal m
• Swedish: substantifierat verb