Hyphenation of reading
How to hyphenate reading
Because it is a word with a single syllable, reading is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
- Syllables Count
- 1
- Characters Count
- 7
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 7
- Hyphens Count
- 0
Definitions of reading
reading is defined as:
Definition 1 as verb
- verbTo look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
Synonyms: interpret, "make out", "make sense of", scan, understand
Example: Have you read this book?
- verbTo speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.
Synonyms: "read aloud, read out, read out loud, speak"
Example: All right, class, who wants to read next?
- verbTo read work(s) written by (a named author).
Example: At the moment I'm reading Milton.
- verbTo interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from.
Example: I can read his feelings in his face.
- verbTo consist of certain text.
Example: On the door hung a sign that reads "No admittance".
- verbOf text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way.
Example: Arabic reads right to left.
- verbTo substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text.
- verb(usually ironic) Used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term.
- verbTo be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.
Example: Do you read me?
- verbTo observe and comprehend (a displayed signal)
Example: A repeater signal may be used where the track geometry makes the main signal difficult to read from a distance.
- verb(except Scotland) To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.
Example: I am reading theology at university.
- verbTo fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).
Example: to read a hard disk; to read a port; to read the keyboard
- verbTo think, believe; to consider (that).
- verbTo advise; to counsel. See rede.
- verbTo tell; to declare; to recite.
- verbTo recognise (someone) as being transgender.
Synonyms: clock
Example: Every time I go outside, I worry that someone will read me.
- verbTo call attention to the flaws of (someone) in either a playful, a taunting, or an insulting way.
Definition 1 as noun
- nounThe process of interpreting written language.
- nounThe process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device.
- nounA value indicated by a measuring device.
Example: a speedometer reading.
- nounAn event at which written material is read aloud.
Example: a poetry reading.
- nounAn interpretation.
Example: a reading of the current situation.
- nounSomething to read; reading material.
- nounThe extent of what one has read.
Example: He's a man of good reading.
- noun(legislature) One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.
- nounA piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience: readings from the Bible
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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.