Hyphenation of cleaning

How to hyphenate cleaning

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

cleaning

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 8
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 8
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: cleaning

Definitions of cleaning

cleaning is defined as:

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To remove dirt from a place or object.
Example: Can you clean the windows today?
verb
To tidy up, make a place neat.
Example: Clean your room right now!
verb
To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
verb
To make things clean in general.
Example: She just likes to clean. That’s why I married her.
verb
To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
verb
To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
verb
To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
verb
To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.

Definition 1 as noun

noun
(gerund of clean) The process of making something clean.
noun
The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.

This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.

With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.