Hyphenation of retorting

How to hyphenate retorting

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

retorting

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: retorting

Definitions of retorting

retorting is defined as:

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
verb
To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
Example: to retort the charge of vanity
verb
To bend or curve back.
Example: a retorted line
verb
To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To heat in a retort.

Words nearby retorting

retore
retorn
retorsion
retort
retortable
retorted
retorter
retorters
(retorting)
retortion
retortive
retorts
retorture
retoss
retotal
retotaled
retotaling

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