Word: polishing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
li
shing
Definition: The action of the verb to polish.
Morphemes:
Affix: polish
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A substance used to polish.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: polīre
Language: la
Decoded: polire
Meaning: to polish, make smooth
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.