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tailings

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "tailings" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
2syllables

tailings

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

tailings is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, tailings is hyphenated as:

Definitions oftailings

1noun
  • The act of following someone.
  • The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.
  • Sexual intercourse
  • The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing; chaff.
  • A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together.
1noun
  • The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; gangue, slimes
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