ending

[ en-ding ]
/ ˈɛn dɪŋ /
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noun

a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close: Putting away the Christmas ornaments marked the ending of the season.
the final or concluding part; conclusion: a story with a happy ending.
death; destruction.
Grammar. a morpheme, especially an inflection, at the end of a word, as -s in cuts.
(not in technical use) any final word part, as the -ow of widow.

Origin of ending

before 1000; Middle English endyng, Old English endung. See end1, -ing1

OTHER WORDS FROM ending

un·end·ing, adjective un·end·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby ending

enders, endgame, endgate, endhand, endicott, ending, endive, endless, endling, endlong, endmost

Words related to unending

perpetual, constant, unceasing, continuous, ceaseless, eternal, never-ending, incessant, infinite, uninterrupted, unremitting, continual, interminable, everlasting, endless, immortal, steady, amaranthine

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British Dictionary definitions for unending (1 of 2)

unending
/ (ʌnˈɛndɪŋ) /

adjective

having or seeming to have no end; interminable

British Dictionary definitions for unending (2 of 2)

ending
/ (ˈɛndɪŋ) /

noun

the act of bringing to or reaching an end
the last part of something, as a book, film, etc
the final part of a word, esp a suffix
chess another word for endgame