willing

== English == === Etymology === (adjective): Old English willende, present participle of willan (noun): Old English willung, from willian By surface analysis, will +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ Hyphenation: will‧ing Rhymes: -ɪlɪŋ === Adjective === willing (comparative more willing, superlative most willing) Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting. ==== Synonyms ==== agreeable, agreeing, consenting, voluntary; See also Thesaurus:acquiescent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === willing (plural willings) (rare or obsolete) The execution of a will. === Verb === willing present participle and gerund of will ==== Further reading ==== “willing”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “willing”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.