Word: bastinading
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ba
sti
na
ding
Definition: Present participle of bastinade. A sound beating with a stick or cudgel, specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet.
Morphemes:
Affix: bastinade
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sound beating with a stick or cudgel, specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bâton
Language: fr
Decoded: baton
PoS: Noun
Meaning: stick
Affix: -ade
Language: fr
Decoded: -ade
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting action, or a person performing said action.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.