William Shakespeare is often credited with coining hundreds of words that are still in use today.

coining 是动词 coin 的现在分词形式。coin 原指"铸造硬币"，引申为"创造新词"的意思，因为就像铸造新硬币一样，创造新词也是从无到有的过程。 这里 coining 表示"创造(新词)"的动作。