Word: texting
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
xting
Definition: the use of a mobile phone to send text messages via SMS
Morphemes:
Affix: text
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: textus
Language: la
Decoded: textus
Meaning: style or texture of a work
Affix: message
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mittere
Language: la
Decoded: mittere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.