Word: roughening
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ro
ughe
ning
Definition: Present participle of roughen; make rough or rougher
Morphemes:
Affix: rough
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To render rough; to roughen.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.