Množina: gerunds

ETYM Latin gerundium, from gerere to bear, carry, perform. Related to Gest a deed, Jest.
A noun formed from a verb (such as the '-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun).
A kind of verbal noun.
In the grammar of certain languages, such as Latin, a noun formed from a verb and functioning as a noun to express an action or state. In English, gerunds end in -ing and look identical to the present participle.
In a phrase like “walking stick”, walking is a gerund, since it means “a stick for walking”; in the sentence “he was walking”, it is a participle.
When the gerund is used as an adjective, it is called a gerundive.