What part of speech is cyphering?

Cyphering can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

• 1. cyphering is a verb, gerund of cypher (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

• Infinitive

  Present

  Simple Past

  Past Participle

  Gerund
• (to) cypher 

  cypher  / cyphers 

  cyphered 

  cyphered 

  cyphering 

• Infinitive: (to) cypher 
• Present: cypher  / cyphers 
• Simple Past: cyphered 
• Past Participle: (have) cyphered 
• Gerund: cyphering 

What does cyphering mean?