As verbs the difference between formulating and forming
is that formulating is present participle of lang=en while forming is present participle of lang=en.
As a noun forming is
the act by which something is formed; formation.
forming
English
Verb
(head)
Noun
(
en noun)
The act by which something is formed; formation.
* 1987 , Jeffrey K. Zeig, The Evolution of Psychotherapy
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