Word: retracting
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: re
trac
ting
Definition: Present participle of retract; use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
Morphemes:
Affix: retract
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To pull back inside.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: retractus
Language: la
Decoded: retractus
Meaning: withdrawn
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.