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Hyphenation of surprising

How to hyphenate surprising

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

surprising
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
10
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
10
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: surprising

Definitions of surprising

surprising is defined as:

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.

    Example: It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.

  • verb
    To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.

    Example: He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him.

  • verb
    To undergo or witness something unexpected.

    Example: He doesn’t surprise easily.

  • verb
    To cause surprise.
  • verb
    To attack unexpectedly.
  • verb
    To take unawares.

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A situation in which somebody is surprised.

Definition 1 as adjective

  • adjective
    Causing surprise.

    Example: A surprising number of people attended the rally.

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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.