The present participle of excerpt; the action of selecting and extracting a passage or piece from a larger work.
From 'excerpt' + -ing (present participle suffix). The -ing ending transforms the verb into a gerund or present participle that can function as a noun, adjective, or verb form.
Excerpting has become a survival skill—the ability to scan, select, and synthesize key passages determines how much information a person can absorb from the overwhelming flood of text available today.
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