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Hyphenation of blackmailing

How to hyphenate blackmailing

Because it is a word with a single syllable, blackmailing is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

blackmailing
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
12
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
12
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: blackmailing

Definitions of blackmailing

blackmailing is defined as:

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To extort money or favors from (a person) by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, such as injury to reputation, distress of mind, false accusation, etc.

    Example: He blackmailed a businesswoman by threatening to expose an alleged fraud.

  • verb
    (Kenya) To speak ill of someone; to defame someone.

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    The act of one who blackmails.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.