Word: uptalking
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: up
tal
king
Definition: Present participle of uptalk. To speak with a rising intonation at the end of a sentence, as if it were a question; to upspeak.
Morphemes:
Affix: up-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to indicate increase.
Affix: tell
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To convey by speech; to say.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: telle
Language: en
Decoded: telle
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: feminine singular of tel.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Decoded: -en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the infinitive of verbs.
Affix: -k
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix found in words of Middle English, Old English, usually with an intensive or frequentative effect.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.