Word: quarrying
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: qua
rry
ing
Definition: Present participle of quarry; a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
Morphemes:
Affix: quarry
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: quadrō
Language: la
Decoded: quadro
Meaning: I square
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.