Word: humbling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hum
b
ling
Definition: An event which causes humbleness; a set-down.
Morphemes:
Affix: humble
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: humus
Language: la
Decoded: humus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: ground, floor
Affix: -ilis
Language: la
Decoded: -ilis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ile; used to form an adjective noun of relation, frequently passive, to the verb or root.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.