Word: defleecing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
flee
cing
Definition: Present participle of defleece. To remove the fleece from.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: fleece
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To shear the fleece from (a sheep or other animal).
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.