Castinge

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. Choosing performers to take on the parts in a play or film ; forming an object by pouring molten material into a mold ; hurling or tossing something through the air
2. The selection of actors to play roles in a production ; the making of a shape by filling a mold with liquid metal or plastic ; the act of throwing an object forward
3. Picking the performers for a stage or screen work ; producing a solid form by pouring liquid into a mold to set ; flinging or launching something with a sweeping motion

Etymology: "Casting" in the sense of choosing actors for a play or film is a theatre term, but the verb it comes from is ancient. "Cast" entered Middle English from Old Norse "kasta" ("to throw"), and its original sense was literally hurling something. The notion of throwing dice, lots, or a net gave rise to "casting" as a process of deciding by chance, and "casting" in the sense of selecting people for a role came later, from the image of throwing out a number of possible candidates to see which fits. The spelling in your request, "castinge," is an older form. Middle English writers often added a final "e" to verb forms, and the modern "casting" is the same word with that ending settled into its current shape. The form with the silent "e" is simply a variant spelling of the same noun.