What part of speech is buttoning?

Buttoning can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

1. buttoning is a verb, gerund of button (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) button

button / buttons

buttoned

buttoned

buttoning

Infinitive: (to) button
Present: button / buttons
Simple Past: buttoned
Past Participle: (have) buttoned
Gerund: buttoning

What does buttoning mean?

Definitions

Verb
button - fasten with buttons; "button the dress"
button - provide with buttons; "button a shirt"

Examples of buttoning

#		Sentence
1.	verb	Tom walked into the living room, still buttoning his shirt.
2.	verb	Button the dress.
3.	verb	Button a shirt.
4.	verb	Button it!
5.	verb	Button your coat up.
6.	verb	Button your shirt.
7.	verb	Button it!
8.	verb	Button your coat up.
9.	verb	Button your shirt.

Sentence
verb
Tom walked into the living room, still buttoning his shirt.
Button the dress.
Button a shirt.
Button it!
Button your coat up.
Button your shirt.
Button it!
Button your coat up.
Button your shirt.

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