Word: alighting
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
ligh
ting
Definition: The act of one who alights; to come to rest, settle
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming verbs with the sense away, up, on, out.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: a-
Language: enm
Decoded: a-
Meaning: up, out, away
Affix: light
Language: en
Meaning: to dismount
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.