Word: towelling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: to
we
lling
Definition: A thrashing; give a thrashing to; beat hard
Morphemes:
Affix: towel
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To beat with a stick, or "oaken towel".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: toaille
Language: fro
Decoded: toaille
Meaning: towel
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.