Word: shortening
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: shor
te
ning
Definition: verbal noun of shorten.: the process by which something is made shorter; a reduction in length.
Morphemes:
Affix: short
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To shorten.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.