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chickens

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

2 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
2syllables

chickens

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

chickens 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, chickens is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofchickens

1noun
  • A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.
  • The meat from this bird eaten as food.
  • The young of any bird; a chick.
  • A coward.
  • A young or inexperienced person.
  • A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
  • The game of dare.
  • A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
1verb
  • To avoid a situation one is afraid of.
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