Word: absorbing
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ab
sorb
ing
Definition: Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Morphemes:
Affix: absorb
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ab-
Language: la
Decoded: ab-
Meaning: from
Affix: sorbeō
Language: la
Decoded: sorbeo
Meaning: suck in, swallow
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.