Can we put a V-ing after a V-ing such as in sentence below

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Can we put a V-ing after a V-ing such as in sentence below:
"One of the least effective ways of storing information is learning repeating it"
or we must write: "learning to repeat"
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Only 'learning to repeat' is natural.
 

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So, Is there any cases we use V-ing after V-ing?
Such as 'I am trying swimming' and something like this.
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If a particular verb can be followed only by a gerund then you can use V+ing after V+ing.

Note that 'am am trying to swim' and 'I am trying swimming' mean different things. The first may end up in drowning, the second in improved health.
 
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