Frequentative

Grammatical aspect that indicates repeated action over multiple occasions or places In grammar, a frequentative form (abbreviated freq or fr) of a word indicates repeated action but is not to be confused with iterative aspect. The frequentative form can be considered a separate but not completely independent word called a frequentative. The frequentative is no longer productive in English, unlike in some language groups, such as Finno-Ugric, Balto-Slavic, and Turkic. English English has -le and -er as frequentative suffixes. Some frequentative verbs surviving in English, and their parent verbs are listed below. Additionally, some frequentative verbs are formed by reduplication of a monosyllable (e.g., coo-cooing, cf. Latin murmur). Frequentative nouns are often formed by combining two different vowel grades of the same word (as in teeter-totter, pitter-patter, chitchat.) frequentative original suffix blabber blab -er bobble bob -le clamber climb -er clutter clot -er crackle crack -le crumble crumb -le cuddle couth (ME. cudde, cuþþed, OE. cúð) -le curdle curd -le dabble dab -le dribble drip -le draggle, bedraggled drag -le dazzle daze -le fizzle fizz -le flitter flit -er flutter