Word: piercing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pierc
ing
Definition: The action of the verb to pierce.
Morphemes:
Affix: pierce
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pierced earring
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ピアス
Language: ja
Decoded: piasu
Meaning: pierced earring
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.