Word: handling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: han
dling
Definition: A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.
Morphemes:
Affix: handle
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hand
Language: en
Decoded: hand
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
Affix: -le
Language: en
Decoded: -le
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming agent nouns from verbs.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.