Hyphenation for “fearing”
Showing how to split the syllables of “fearing”.
What is the correct hyphenation for “fearing”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "fearing" 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 “fearing” 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: „fearing“ ⟶
„fear-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 "fearing"
fearing >> fɪə
Definition: [verb] be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or harmful.
Example: I hated him but didn't fear him any more
Synonyms of "fearing"
be afraid of
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be fearful of
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be scared of
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be apprehensive of
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dread
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live in fear of
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go in terror of
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be terrified of
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be terrified by
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cower before
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tremble before
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cringe from
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shrink from
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flinch from
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be anxious about
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worry about
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panic about
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feel consternation about
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have forebodings about
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feel apprehensive about
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be in a blue funk about
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have a phobia about
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have a horror of
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have a dread of
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shudder at
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take fright at
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