Word: clowning
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: clow
ning
Definition: Present participle of clown; act as or like a clown
Morphemes:
Affix: clown
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To act in a silly or playful fashion.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: colō
Language: la
Decoded: colo
Meaning: cultivate, till
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs, adverbs, and combinations thereof, alike
Affix: -us
Language: la
Decoded: -us
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs, adverbs, and combinations thereof, alike
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.