Hyphenation of contracting
How to hyphenate contracting
Because it is a word with a single syllable, contracting is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
- Syllables Count
- 1
- Characters Count
- 11
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 11
- Hyphens Count
- 0
Definitions of contracting
contracting is defined as:
Definition 1 as verb
- verbTo draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
Example: The snail's body contracted into its shell.
- verb(grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
Example: The word "cannot" is often contracted into "can't".
- verbTo enter into a contract with.
- verbTo enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for.
- verbTo make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain.
Example: to contract for carrying the mail
- verbTo bring on; to incur; to acquire.
Example: She contracted the habit of smoking in her teens.
- verbTo gain or acquire (an illness).
- verbTo draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
- verbTo betroth; to affiance.
Definition 1 as noun
- nounThe act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.
Example: the contractings of his muscles
- nounWork done on a contract basis.
Definition 1 as adjective
- adjectiveGetting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area.
Words nearby contracting
- contractee
- contracter
- contractibility
- contractible
- contractibleness
- contractibly
- contractile
- contractility
- (contracting)
- contraction
- contraction's
- contractional
- contractionist
- contractions
- contractive
- contractively
- contractiveness
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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.