Word: engirdling
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: en
gird
ling
Definition: Present participle of engirdle. To encircle as if with a girdle.
Morphemes:
Affix: en-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: in, into, on, onto
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: gird
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
Affix: -le
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming agent nouns from verbs.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.