What part of speech is sensationalizing?

Sensationalizing can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

• 1. sensationalizing is a verb, gerund of sensationalize (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

• Infinitive

  Present

  Simple Past

  Past Participle

  Gerund
• (to) sensationalize 

  sensationalize  / sensationalizes 

  sensationalized 

  sensationalized 

  sensationalizing 

• Infinitive: (to) sensationalize 
• Present: sensationalize  / sensationalizes 
• Simple Past: sensationalized 
• Past Participle: (have) sensationalized 
• Gerund: sensationalizing 

What does sensationalizing mean?