Word: skirmishing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: skir
mi
shing
Definition: A brief battle; a skirmish.
Morphemes:
Affix: skirmish
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: escarmouche
Language: fro
Decoded: escarmouche
Meaning: skirmish
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.