Word: mudslinging
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mud
sling
ing
Definition: An act of making damaging or spiteful remarks with the intent to discredit.
Morphemes:
Affix: mud
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents.
Affix: sling
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: slynge
Language: enm
Decoded: slynge
Meaning: noun
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.