What part of speech is compounding?

Compounding can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. compounding is a verb, gerund of compound (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does compounding mean?

Definitions

Verb

compound - put or add together; "combine resources"
compound - combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients"
compound - create by mixing or combining
compound - calculate principal and interest
compound - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"

Noun

compounding - the act of combining things to form a new whole

Examples of compounding

#   Sentence  
1. verb Compounding this is the well-based suspicion that Syria has perhaps the most advanced chemical weapons capability in the Persian Gulf.
2. verb Compound the ingredients.
3. adj. Compound leaves are composed of several lobes; .
4. adj. Soap is a compound substance.
5. adj. Housetop is a compound word.
6. adj. A blackberry is a compound fruit.
Sentence  
verb
Compounding this is the well-based suspicion that Syria has perhaps the most advanced chemical weapons capability in the Persian Gulf.
Compound the ingredients.
adj.
Compound leaves are composed of several lobes; .
Soap is a compound substance.
Housetop is a compound word.
A blackberry is a compound fruit.

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