Etimology
From Middle English byldynge, buyldyng, byldyng, buldynge, buldyng, boldyng, equivalent to build + -ing. Compare also related Middle English bold (“edifice, castle, mansion”), from Old English bold (“building, dwelling, house”).
noun
building (countable and uncountable, plural buildings)
(uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
(mathematics) Synonym of Tits building
Examples
Synonym: construction
The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.
Synonyms: edifice; see also Thesaurus:building
My sister lives in that apartment building.
One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools […] as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks.
Etimology
From Middle English beeldynge, equivalent to build + -ing.
verb
building
present participle and gerund of build