Word: alighting
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: a
ligh
ting
Definition: Present participle of alight; come down
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming verbs with the sense away, up, on, out.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: a-
Language: enm
Decoded: a-
Meaning: up, out, away
Affix: light
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To alight; to land or come down.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.