Word: proofing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: proo
fing
Definition: A step in creating yeast breads and baked goods, during which the yeast is allowed to leaven the dough.
Morphemes:
Affix: proof
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To allow yeast-containing dough to rise.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: probare
Language: la
Decoded: probare
Meaning: to prove
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.