ford vs fording

ford and fording both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ford	Yes	No	Yes	No
fording	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ford and fording are synonyms defined as:

ford and fording: the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse

ford (noun)	fording (noun)
the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse	the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

ford (verb)	fording (verb)
cross a river where it's shallow