Word: blackballing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: black
ba
lling
Definition: Present participle of blackball; vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
Morphemes:
Affix: black
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
Affix: ball
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To punish by affixing a ball and chain
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bal
Language: fr
Decoded: bal
PoS: Noun
Meaning: dance party, ball
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.