Word: grapplings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gra
pp
lings
Definition: Plural of grappling; the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
Morphemes:
Affix: grab
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
Affix: -le
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of "prone to; tending to; apt to; capable of"; compare -ative.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.