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cripples

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

2 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
2syllables

cripples

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

cripples 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, cripples is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofcripples

1noun
  • (sometimes offensive) a person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.

    Example: "He returned from war a cripple."

  • A shortened wooden stud or brace used to construct the portion of a wall above a door or above and below a window.
  • Scrapple.
  • (among lumbermen) A rocky shallow in a stream.
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