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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.

contracting
Syllables Count
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Characters Count
11
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
11
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: contracting

Definitions of contracting

contracting is defined as:

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To 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".

  • verb
    To enter into a contract with.
  • verb
    To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for.
  • verb
    To make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain.

    Example: to contract for carrying the mail

  • verb
    To bring on; to incur; to acquire.

    Example: She contracted the habit of smoking in her teens.

  • verb
    To gain or acquire (an illness).
  • verb
    To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
  • verb
    To betroth; to affiance.

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.

    Example: the contractings of his muscles

  • noun
    Work done on a contract basis.

Definition 1 as adjective

  • adjective
    Getting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area.

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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.