Word: sheathing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: shea
thing
Definition: Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade.
Morphemes:
Affix: sheathe
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: shethen
Language: enm
Decoded: shethen
Meaning: to put into a sheath, sheathe; to provide with a sheath; to have sexual intercourse
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.