Abstract Nouns Ending in ING and Containing A
This list gathers 927 English abstract nouns ending in ING and containing A, such as Learning, Meaning, Understanding, Training, Marketing, Operating and Planning. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our noun grammar guide to explore examples of abstract vs. concrete nouns.
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Starts with A
24 words anything
acting
advertising
accounting
aging
attending
awakening
aching
anchoring
auditing
airing
anointing
angling
adulting
airbrushing
aliasing
annealing
antialiasing
astroturfing
abseiling
almsgiving
artifacting
autoloading
artmaking
Starts with B
24 words banking
bearing
breathing
beating
backing
branding
baking
boarding
broadcasting
brainstorming
batting
bashing
battering
brainwashing
backpacking
boating
bootstrapping
bloating
ballooning
banding
benchmarking
bagging
braiding
backstabbing
Starts with C
24 words calling
cleaning
caring
casting
camping
coaching
catering
craving
catching
clearing
carving
cracking
crafting
calming
cleansing
canning
caregiving
cheerleading
childbearing
captioning
canoeing
caving
catfishing
carjacking
Starts with D
24 words drawing
dating
dealing
daring
drafting
draining
damning
disabling
detailing
dealmaking
damping
dressmaking
dishwashing
darning
deleveraging
downscaling
daylighting
deprogramming
dermaplaning
dairying
dognapping
deadening
drumbeating
doomsaying
Starts with E
15 words entertaining
engraving
everlasting
ebanking
earthing
earthmoving
electroplating
easting
evilspeaking
exergaming
earbashing
enframing
earding
electrograving
enterdealing
Starts with F
24 words floating
farming
financing
framing
failing
fading
fundraising
formatting
flashing
flaming
filmmaking
factoring
flagging
foreshadowing
franchising
fastening
faltering
fearmongering
fracking
fattening
fawning
footballing
faulting
forewarning
Starts with G
24 words gaming
gathering
gambling
gardening
gaslighting
grading
grazing
gatekeeping
grappling
grasping
galloping
greenwashing
gearing
gerrymandering
galling
goalkeeping
galvanizing
goalscoring
glamping
gating
goaltending
gloaming
grandparenting
geocaching
Starts with H
24 words hearing
healing
heading
happening
hanging
heating
handling
hacking
handwriting
hoarding
haunting
harrowing
heaving
hijacking
hashing
hammering
handwashing
hairdressing
hazing
housecleaning
hatching
hankering
homesteading
horseracing
Starts with I
9 words imaging
interfacing
interleaving
imagineering
ingathering
icebreaking
islanding
iceboating
interdealing
Starts with J
6 words journaling
jaywalking
jackpotting
jawboning
jackrolling
jarping
Starts with K
8 words kidnapping
kayaking
karting
keyboarding
kiteboarding
kneeboarding
karyotyping
karyomapping
Starts with L
24 words learning
leading
loading
lasting
leasing
leaning
landscaping
lagging
loathing
layering
lifesaving
lashing
languishing
lovemaking
lawmaking
lambing
lawbreaking
leavening
lading
lawyering
landholding
lossmaking
landowning
lipreading
Starts with M
24 words meaning
marketing
matching
manufacturing
misunderstanding
messaging
mapping
marking
mailing
masking
multitasking
mastering
merchandising
machining
mainstreaming
matchmaking
mansplaining
meandering
mauling
mishandling
manspreading
misreading
meatpacking
microblading
Starts with N
20 words nagging
nailbiting
neuroimaging
naysaying
newsgathering
narrowcasting
neuromarketing
nearshoring
nonmanufacturing
newspapering
newsmaking
nowcasting
noisemaking
newscasting
nightwalking
nonreading
nonunderstanding
nonhappening
nanopublishing
nightfaring
Starts with O
22 words operating
onboarding
overeating
oversharing
overtraining
overgrazing
overpackaging
overparenting
overtrading
outgassing
overmanning
overpainting
outpainting
operagoing
orcharding
overlearning
overbreathing
overstanding
oversaving
overgearing
outtasking
overdaring
Starts with P
24 words planning
painting
parking
passing
programming
packing
parenting
purchasing
pacing
packaging
pairing
planting
policymaking
pleading
padding
parting
paving
phrasing
peacekeeping
partitioning
proofreading
patterning
paddling
peacemaking
Starts with Q
3 words qualifying
quavering
quartering
Starts with R
24 words reading
rating
reasoning
ranking
racing
roaming
refinancing
railing
rambling
rationing
retailing
raving
roasting
reimagining
retraining
ridesharing
racking
ranching
rafting
rebranding
rallying
racketeering
rasping
reawakening
Starts with S
24 words standing
saying
saving
streaming
sailing
searching
staffing
soaring
stalking
skating
sampling
seasoning
staging
scaffolding
shaving
shading
spacing
soaking
swearing
safeguarding
scattering
slaying
scarring
shadowing
Starts with T
24 words training
taking
teaching
trading
tracking
thanksgiving
trafficking
tagging
tanning
tasting
teasing
tracing
tailoring
threading
taping
thrashing
telemarketing
trailblazing
tailgating
tanking
trainspotting
taxpaying
typecasting
timesaving
Starts with U
10 words understanding
undertaking
unmaking
understaffing
undersampling
uncoating
underplanting
underdamping
undermeaning
unmisunderstanding
Starts with V
5 words vaulting
videocasting
vanpooling
vanning
veilmaking
Starts with W
24 words warning
washing
wandering
wearing
waking
wrapping
wasting
weaving
waxing
weathering
warehousing
whaling
whitewashing
waterboarding
winemaking
waterproofing
wakeboarding
warmongering
wiretapping
whacking
woodcarving
walloping
watchmaking
walling
Starts with X
1 words xeriscaping
Starts with Y
2 words yearning
yachting
Starts with Z
1 words zoografting