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whooping-cough

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "whooping-cough" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
14 characters
English (US)
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “whooping-cough” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
2syllables

whooping-cough

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

whooping-cough 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, whooping-cough is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofwhooping-cough

1noun
  • A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath.
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