Word: blackening
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: blacke
ning
Definition: The act of defaming or sullying.
Morphemes:
Affix: black
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.