[ger.und] n [LL gerundium, fr. L gerundus, gerundive of gerere to bear, carry on] (1513) 1: a verbal noun in Latin that expresses generalized or uncompleted action
2: any of several linguistic forms analogous to the Latin gerund in languages other than Latin; esp: the English verbal noun in -ing that has the function of a substantive and at the same time shows the verbal features of tense, voice, and capacity to take adverbial qualifiers and to govern objects