Added 9 October 2026

ending

/ˈɛndɪŋ/ noun

In Latin: exitus, finis, terminus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ending at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme).
I don't like words that have -ism as an ending
The act of ending something.
the termination of the agreement
The point in time at which something ends.
the end of the year

From Middle English endynge, endyng, endinge, from Old English endung, ġeendung (“ending”), equivalent to end + -ing. Cognate with Dutch ending (“ending”), German Endung (“ending”).