Word: senescing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: se
ne
scing
Definition: Present participle of senesce; grow old or older
Morphemes:
Affix: senesce
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To grow older; to reach maturity.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: seneō
Language: la
Decoded: seneo
Meaning: I am old
Affix: -scō
Language: la
Decoded: -sco
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms inchoative verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to start to (verb), to begin to (verb)".
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.