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badger

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "badger" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
6 characters
English (US)
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “badger” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
2syllables

badger

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

badger is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, badger is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofbadger

1noun
  • Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger).
  • A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.
  • A brush made of badger hair.
  • (in the plural) A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.
1verb
  • To pester, to annoy persistently; press.

    Example: "He kept badgering her about her bad habits."

  • To pass gas; to fart.

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