Word: desolating
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
so
la
ting
Definition: Present participle of desolate; cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
Morphemes:
Affix: desolate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To devastate or lay waste somewhere.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē
Language: la
Decoded: de
Meaning: from, away from
Affix: sōlus
Language: la
Decoded: solus
Meaning: alone, sole, only
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.