Word: fingerspelling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fin
ger
spell
ing
Definition: The practice of representing the letters of the alphabet using just the hands to spell out words.
Morphemes:
Affix: finger
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.
Affix: spell
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To be able to write or say the letters that form words.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: espeller
Language: fro
Decoded: espeller
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to explain; to tell
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.