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Hyphenation for “choke”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “choke”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "choke" 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 “choke” 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: „choke“ ⟶ „choke“.

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 "choke"

choke >> /tʃoʊk/

Definition: [verb] (of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.
Example: Willie choked on a mouthful of soda

Synonyms of "choke"

gag | retch | cough | struggle for air | fight for breath | gasp |

Definition: [verb] Fill (a passage or space), especially so as to make movement difficult or impossible.
Example: the roads were choked with traffic

Synonyms of "choke"

clog | clog up | bung up | block | obstruct | stop up | silt up | plug | dam up |

Definition: [verb] Make (someone) speechless with a strong feeling or emotion.

Definition: [verb] Enrich the fuel mixture in (a gasoline engine) by reducing the intake of air.

Definition: [noun] A valve in the carburetor of a gasoline engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.
Example: an automatic choke

Definition: [noun] A sound produced by a person or animal having difficulty in breathing.
Example: a little choke of laughter