Word: pilfering
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pil
fer
ing
Definition: The act by which something is pilfered; a petty theft.
Morphemes:
Affix: pilfer
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pelfre
Language: fro
Decoded: pelfre
Meaning: plunder, booty, spoils
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.