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Hyphenation of crunching

How to hyphenate crunching

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

crunching
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
9
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: crunching

Definitions of crunching

crunching is defined as:

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.

    Example: When I came home, Susan was watching TV with her feet up on the couch, crunching a piece of celery.

  • verb
    To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.

    Example: Beetles crunched beneath the men's heavy boots as they worked.

  • verb
    To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.

    Example: That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries.

  • verb
    To grind or press with violence and noise.
  • verb
    To emit a grinding or crunching noise.
  • verb
    To compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching.
  • verb
    To make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project.

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A crunch noise.

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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.