Word: curtailing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cur
tai
ling
Definition: A cutting short; truncation.
Morphemes:
Affix: curtail
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: court
Language: fro
Decoded: court
Meaning: short
Affix: -ault
Language: fro
Decoded: -ault
Meaning: -ault
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.