Word: raising
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rais
ing
Definition: A sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes higher or raised, meaning that the tongue becomes more elevated or positioned closer to the roof of the mouth than before.
Morphemes:
Affix: raise
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.