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Hyphenation for “cold-shoulder”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “cold-shoulder”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "cold-shoulder" 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 “cold-shoulder” 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: „cold-shoulder“ ⟶ „cold-shoul-der“.

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 "cold-shoulder"

Definition: [noun] a show of intentional unfriendliness.
Example: the new England manager gave him the cold shoulder

Synonyms of "cold-shoulder"

snub | ignore | slight | spurn | shun | disdain | look right through | look past | turn one's back on | cold-shoulder | freeze out | steer clear of | send to Coventry | give someone the brush-off | cut | cut dead | knock back | give someone the go-by | blank |


Definition: [verb] reject or be deliberately unfriendly to.
Example: she was cold-shouldered by Boston society

Synonyms of "cold-shoulder"

snub | ignore | slight | spurn | shun | disdain | look right through | look past | turn one's back on | cold-shoulder | freeze out | steer clear of | send to Coventry | give someone the brush-off | cut | cut dead | knock back | give someone the go-by | blank |


Definition: [adjective] (of an item of clothing) having sleeves with cut-outs at the shoulders or upper arms.
Example: she wore a cold-shoulder top with draping sleeves

Synonyms of "cold-shoulder"


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