Word: lengthening
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: leng
the
ning
Definition: Present participle of lengthen; become long or longer
Morphemes:
Affix: long
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To take a long position in.
Affix: -th
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A variant of -eth, used to form the archaic third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.