gerund or present participle
It means keeping doing something without stopping.
She is continuing her studies at college.
The rain is continuing through the night.
American English
How to pronounce continuing
verb · adjectiveB1Very common word
knTIHNyooihng
/kʰn̩ˈtʰɪn.ju.ɪŋ/
4 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of continue
Before a noun, continuing usually means still happening or still existing. After a form of be, it is the -ing form of continue.
It means keeping doing something without stopping.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
gerund or present participle
It means starting an activity again after a pause or interruption.
We are continuing the meeting after lunch.
He is continuing with the project after the delay.
gerund or present participle
It means going on from a particular point, place, or time.
The story is continuing on the next page.
The path is continuing beyond the bridge.
adjective
It describes something that is still happening or still existing.
The continuing rain made the roads dangerous.
They faced continuing problems at work.
Related words & forms
The final e is dropped before -ing: continuing, not continueing.