Word: taking
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ta
king
Definition: A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
Morphemes:
Affix: take
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The or an act of taking.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: take
Language: en
Decoded: take
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The or an act of taking.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Decoded: -en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the infinitive of verbs.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.