Word: distinguishing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: di
stin
gui
shing
Definition: Present participle of distinguish; be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
Morphemes:
Affix: distinguish
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: apart
Affix: stinguere
Language: la
Decoded: stinguere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I put out, extinguish.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.