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Hyphenation for “hunger”

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

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 "hunger"

hunger >> ˈhʌŋɡə

Definition: [noun] a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat.
Example: she was faint with hunger

Synonyms of "hunger"

lack of food | need for food | hungriness | ravenousness | emptiness | starvation | famine | malnutrition | malnourishment | undernourishment | famishment | inanition |

Definition: [verb] have a strong desire or craving for.
Example: he hungered for a sense of self-worth

Synonyms of "hunger"

desire | crave | have a craving for | long for | yearn for | have a yearning for | pine for | ache for | thirst for | have an appetite for | hanker after | lust after | want | need | have a yen for | itch for | be dying for | be gagging for | be athirst for | be desirous of |

Definition: [verb] feel or suffer hunger.
Example: when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterwards hungered

Synonyms of "hunger"