Twinge ( twinging or twingeing): a sudden slight emotion, feeling, or painĪnother word of this type, the British English verb swinge, has no noun form, and the -ing form, swingeing, does not correspond to the definition of swinge, which means “beat” or “scourge” or, as a variant of singe, “scorch” swingeing, used only as an adjective, means “high,” “large,” or “difficult,” or “very critical” or “very severe.” The -ing form of the British English word whinge, which means “complaint” or “whine,” is spelled either whinging or whingeing. Tinge ( tingeing): a trace of color, odor, taste, or quality of something, or a small influence

Hinge ( hingeing): an attachment that allows a door or a similar object to open and close, or a similar flexible object, or a turning point

Here’s a list of such words and the accepted spelling of the -ing form, along with definitions.īinge ( bingeing or binging): compulsive or obsessive indulgence, or a partyĬringe ( cringing): a shrinking movement in response to feeling disgust, embarrassment, fear, or subservienceįringe ( fringing): a border or narrow edge, or an extreme or marginal activity or subject or a group with such views But among the others, the retention or omission of the e is inconsistent (but sensibly so). What’s the rule for attaching an -ing ending to a one-syllable, short-vowel word ending in -ge? Is the act of doing something too much, for example, an instance of bingeing, or has one been binging?Īs it turns out, according to Merriam-Webster’s website, the -ing form of binge can be spelled either way, one of only two members of the class of words of this type with such flexibility.

Words ending in tinge