the different between: "There is no doubt" and "there is no doubting", sometime the ing confuse me.
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there is no doubting - is incorrect form. Doubt is rarely used with "ing" form because if memory serves it is the state verb.
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Dark Panther loves ice cream. There is no doubt.
There is no doubting that Dark Panther loves ice cream.
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"There is no doubt" can stand alone. Here, doubt is an abstract noun.
"There is no doubting" needs something to follow: "There is no doubting that..." Here, you have present progressive form, usually suggestion that the action of doubt is happening now.
It is possible to use "doubt" in present progressive (= to be doubting smth), but as Mike points out, it is a static verb. So this is an uncommon use; so it's much safer to use "there can be no doubt (that...)".
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doubt is a noun in this case
doubting is a verb
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