end ‧ ing /ˈendɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ end , ↑ ending ; adjective : ↑ unending , ↑ endless ; verb : ↑ end ; adverb : ↑ endlessly ]
1 . [countable] the way that a story, film, activity etc finishes
happy/perfect/surprise etc ending
a story with a happy ending
ending to
Coffee is the perfect ending to a meal.
2 . [uncountable] when a process stops or is finished, or when you finish it
ending of
the first elections since the ending of the dictatorship
3 . [countable] the last part of a word:
Verbal nouns have the ending -ing.
⇨ ↑ never-ending