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buttered

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

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

buttered

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buttered 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, buttered is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofbuttered

1verb
  • To spread butter on.

    Example: "Butter the toast."

  • To move one's weight backwards or forwards onto the tips or tails of one's skis or snowboard so only the tip or tail is in contact with the snow.
  • To increase (stakes) at every throw of dice, or every game.
1adjective
  • Spread with butter.

    Example: "hot buttered toast"

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