Word: gatings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ga
tings
Definition: Plural of gating; restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
Morphemes:
Affix: gate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.