Emptings

/ˈɛmptɪŋz/ noun

Definition

Plural of empting; the action or process of removing contents; things that have been emptied.

Etymology

From empty + -ing (gerund suffix creating nouns from verbs), with -s added for plural, derived from Old English -ing, the infinitive and gerund marker that became a productive suffix for creating noun forms.

Kelly Says

Emptings is the plural gerund form of empty—it's technically correct but almost never appears in modern writing since people would say 'emptying processes' or 'the things that were emptied' instead of using this formal construction.

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