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When that verb then takes on an -ing suffix, it means "carrying out tasks as a responsible grown-up."

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2021

At this, a wave of "oh no she di-int" ooooh -ing fills the place.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2021

We . . . drove as most people do, navigat -ing traffic in Boston, New York, Washington, Baltimore, Chattanooga, Birmingham, New Orleans, Houston .

From Time Magazine Archive

The trials were perhaps the most alarming evidence of a harsh and unbend -ing orthodoxy that Khomeini and his Islamic Revolutionary Council apparently wish to impose upon Iran.

From Time Magazine Archive

The nominalization rule takes a perfectly spry verb and embalms it into a lifeless noun by adding a suffix like -ance, -ment, -ation, or -ing.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker