Hyphenation of declining

How to hyphenate declining

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

declining

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: declining

Definitions of declining

declining is defined as:

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
Example: The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001.
verb
To become weaker or worse.
Example: My health declined in winter.
verb
To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.
verb
To cause to decrease or diminish.
verb
To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.
Example: a line that declines from straightness
verb
To refuse, forbear.
Example: On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer.
verb
(grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender.
verb
(by extension) To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun.
verb
To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play.
Example: The team chose to decline the fifteen-yard penalty because their receiver had caught the ball for a thirty-yard gain.

Definition 1 as noun

noun
Decline

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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.