Word: ripening
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ri
pe
ning
Definition: The process of becoming ripe.
Morphemes:
Affix: ripe
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To ripen or mature
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.