Word: foundering
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: foun
der
ing
Definition: The act by which a vessel founders.
Morphemes:
Affix: founder
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Of a ship, to fill with water and sink.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fundus
Language: la
Decoded: fundus
Meaning: bottom
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.