Can 'crowd-source' be used as a verb?
If you have a general question, crowd-sourcing it to Twitter is a great way to get an answer.

In this sentence, I suppose that crowd-sourcing is a present participle and functioning as part of the subject of the main clause. Could you please tell me what is your opinion? Thank you.

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Can 'crowd-source' be used as a verb?
If you have a general question, crowd-sourcing it to Twitter is a great way to get an answer.

In this sentence, I suppose that crowd-sourcing is a present participle and functioning as part of the subject of the main clause. Could you please tell me what is your opinion? Thank you.

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It's actually a gerund in the sentence, but to answer your question, yes it can definitely be a verb. ;)

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Yes, I have seen and heard it as a verb too.

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Yes