Word: alarming
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: a
lar
ming
Definition: Present participle of alarm; fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Morphemes:
Affix: alarm
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: arma
Language: la
Decoded: arma
Meaning: arms, weapons
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.