Word: strainings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: strai
nings
Definition: Plural of straining; taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; - F.D.Roosevelt
Morphemes:
Affix: strain
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: stringere
Language: la
Decoded: stringere
Meaning: to draw tight together, to tie
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).