Word: despining
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
spi
ning
Definition: Present participle of despine. To remove the spines from a plant.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: spine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: spīna
Language: la
Decoded: spina
Meaning: a thorn; a prickle, spine; the backbone
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.