Hate to be that guy… but it’s a verb.
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It’s a gerund. Thus, it’s a noun.
It can be used as a verb, too, of course. Also can be an adjective or adverb. Depends on context
I stand corrected! Thank you for teaching me what a gerund is. I’ll eat my humble pie 🥧
All good. I like that you’re grammatically minded 🤝
I’ve been known to ponder linguistics over freshly made synonym rolls, just like grammar used to make.
Re-reading the way I wrote the definition, and turns out you are correct.
I said “Orangewashing is to attempt to…” which is a verb definition.
Had I said “Orangewashing is the attempt of…” then it would have been a noun definition.
It can be used either way, but the way I wrote the definition is as a verb. Good. At g
Good catch*