Word: famishing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: fa
mi
shing
Definition: Present participle of famish; deprive of food
Morphemes:
Affix: famish
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very hungry.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: afamer
Language: fro
Decoded: afamer
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to starve; to deprive of nourishment
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.