Word: forking
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: for
king
Definition: division into forks
Morphemes:
Affix: fork
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To divide into two or more branches.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: furca
Language: la
Decoded: furca
Meaning: pitchfork, forked stake; gallows, beam, stake, support post, yoke
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as in placenames, patronymics or diminutives; -ite.