(Ing) verb or noun or adj?

[Mhd shaher]

-"Bless him!" interposed Mrs. Mann, inflaming her left eye with the corner of her apron
-The man eating his food is the longest here.

What is the deference between these two (ing)?..
I mean the structure (Verb or adjective....

[philo2009]

-"Bless him!" interposed Mrs. Mann, inflaming her left eye with the corner of her apron
-The man eating his food is the longest here.

What is the deference between these two (ing)?..
I mean the structure (Verb or adjective....

Both are participles, and therefore, by definition, nonfinite verb forms, so there is no significant difference in terms either of form-class or of form sub-class. The first participle, however, is used disjunctively, i.e. it introduces a phrase serving an essentially adverbial function, while the second is adjunctive, i.e. it serves a purely adjectival function, identifying the man to whom the speaker is referring.

[Mhd shaher]

O.K thank you..
but can I say : who is inflaming
who is eating