Word: outmuscling
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: out
musc
ling
Definition: Present participle of outmuscle. To surpass in a contest involving strength.
Morphemes:
Affix: out-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forms verbs with the sense of surpassing or exceeding the prefixed word, which need not be a verb itself.
Affix: muscle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Strength, force.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mūs
Language: la
Decoded: mus
Meaning: mouse
Affix: -culus
Language: la
Decoded: -culus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.