American present participle: the act of studying Earth's rocks and structures, or analyzing something geologically.
From geologize + -ing (present participle suffix). American English spelling paralleling British 'geologising.'
Even though geologists spend their entire careers 'geologizing,' this form rarely appears in academic papers—scientists opt for more specific verbs like 'mapping' or 'sampling.'
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