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Hyphenation for “grinding”

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

grinding >> ˈɡrʌɪndɪŋ

Definition: [adjective] (of a difficult situation) oppressive and seemingly without end.
Example: grinding poverty

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Definition: [adjective] (of a sound or movement) harsh and grating.
Example: the grinding roar of the lorries

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Definition: [noun] the reduction of something to small particles or powder by crushing it.
Example: the roasting and grinding of grain, usually barley, for use in brewing

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Definition: [noun] the action of rubbing things together gratingly.
Example: it's a question that has caused much grinding of teeth among scientists and medics over the last 50 years

Synonyms of "grinding"