Word: decompressing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
com
pre
ssing
Definition: Present participle of decompress; restore to its uncompressed form
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: compress
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To abridge; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
Meaning: together
Affix: premō
Language: la
Decoded: premo
Meaning: press
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.