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Hyphenation of narrowing

How to hyphenate narrowing

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

narrowing
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: narrowing

Definitions of narrowing

narrowing is defined as:

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To reduce in width or extent; to contract.

    Example: We need to narrow the search.

  • verb
    To get narrower.

    Example: The road narrows.

  • verb
    (of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.

    Example: He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits.

  • verb
    To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
  • verb
    To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.

    Example: to narrow an int variable to a short variable

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    The process of becoming narrow.

    Example: narrowings of the road

  • noun
    The part of a stocking that is narrowed.

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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.