vengando

Vengando is the present participle (gerund) of the Spanish verb vengar, meaning to avenge. It denotes an ongoing act of seeking vengeance and can appear in combination with auxiliary verbs to form progressive tenses, or as a non-finite clause in narrative or descriptive text. In English it is often rendered as “avenging.”

Etymology and cognates: Vengar originates from Latin vindicare, meaning to claim or avenge, and entered the Romance languages through Old Spanish. Related forms include venganza (revenge), vengador (avenger), and vengativo (vengeful). In Portuguese, the equivalent gerund is vingando, not vengando, reflecting a difference in orthography and pronunciation.

Usage notes: In contemporary Spanish, the gerund vengando with estar is grammatically correct but less common than reflexive constructions such as vengándose to express taking vengeance personally. The infinitive vengar is more frequent for general statements about vengeance, while vengando may appear in literary or descriptive prose to emphasize the ongoing nature of the act. The form is primarily encountered in standard Spanish contexts and is less common in everyday speech, where alternative expressions for vengeance are often used.