Word: dieting
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: di
e
ting
Definition: The act of following a diet.
Morphemes:
Affix: diet
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To regulate the food of (someone); to put on a diet.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: diet
Language: en
Decoded: diet
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To regulate the food of (someone); to put on a diet.
Affix: -er
Language: en
Decoded: -er
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing to which the root verb can satisfactorily be done.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.