Word: babbitting
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ba
bbi
tting
Definition: Present participle of babbitt; an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
Morphemes:
Affix: babbitt
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Short for babbitt metal, Babbitt metal (“a soft white alloy of variable composition (for example, nine parts of tin to one of copper, or fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction”).
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.