# Participles | | In linguistics, a participle is a nonfinite verb form that has some of the characteristics and functions of both verbs and adjectives. More narrowly, participle has been defined as "a word derived from a verb and used as an adjective, as in a laughing face". | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [Participle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participle) | as in a laughing face