Word: deadening
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
ade
ning
Definition: The process by which something is deadened.
Morphemes:
Affix: dead
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigour.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.