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Hyphenation for “blocking”

Showing how to split the syllables of “blocking”.

What is the correct hyphenation for “blocking”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "blocking" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “blocking” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „blocking“ ⟶ „block-ing“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "blocking"

blocking >> /ˈblɑkɪŋ/

Definition: [noun] The action or fact of blocking or obstructing someone or something.
Example: the issue led to the disruption of classes and the blocking of the Kakata highway by angry students

Synonyms of "blocking"

obstruction | blocking |

Definition: [noun] The sudden halting of the flow of thought or speech, as a symptom of schizophrenia or other mental disorder.

Definition: [noun] The grouping or treatment of things (e.g., items of data or shades of color) in blocks.
Example: By performing proper blocking experiments, the topographical and adhesion information can be separated.