Word: scouring
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: scou
r
ing
Definition: Present participle of scour; a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
Morphemes:
Affix: scour
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.