10-11-2011, 11:06 AM
Depends on the sentence 
"cunning" is always an adjective, unless you can "cun" something, and that just sounds rude.
"Billy is running away from the discussion" -- verb
"Running is a waste of effort" -- gerund

"cunning" is always an adjective, unless you can "cun" something, and that just sounds rude.
"Billy is running away from the discussion" -- verb
"Running is a waste of effort" -- gerund
It could be worse
