Word: pestling
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pest
ling
Definition: Present participle of pestle; a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
Morphemes:
Affix: pestle
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pistillum
Language: la
Decoded: pistillum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pestle.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.