Present participle of 'enface'; the act of facing or confronting something.
From 'enface' plus the present participle suffix -ing, which is one of the most productive suffixes in English, turning verbs into gerunds or continuous forms.
The -ing suffix is so ancient and useful that it appears in English from before the Norman Conquest—it's been helping us describe ongoing actions for over a thousand years!
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