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Hyphenation for “hurry”

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

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 "hurry"

hurry >> ˈhʌri

Definition: [verb] move or act with great haste.
Example: we'd better hurry

Synonyms of "hurry"

be quick | hurry up | move quickly | go fast | hasten | make haste | speed | speed up | lose no time | press on | push on | run | dash | rush | hurtle | dart | race | fly | flash | shoot | streak | bolt | bound | blast | charge | chase | career | scurry | scramble | scamper | scuttle | sprint | gallop | go hell for leather | go like lightning | scutter | whizz | whoosh | vroom | tear | scoot | hare | pelt | zip | whip | zoom | belt | beetle | buzz | get a move on | step on it | get cracking | get moving | shake a leg | go like a bat out of hell | hotfoot it | burn rubber | bomb | bucket | shift | put one's foot down | get one's skates on | go like the clappers | stir one's stumps | leg it | wheech | hightail | barrel | boogie | clip | lay rubber | get the lead out | get a wiggle on | put foot | cut along | post | hie | fleet | drag/tear/haul ass |

Definition: [noun] great haste.
Example: in my hurry to leave I knocked over a pile of books

Synonyms of "hurry"

haste | flurry | bustle | confusion | commotion | hubbub | hustle | urgency | agitation | turmoil | rush | race | scramble | scurry | speed | swiftness | rapidity | quickness | fleetness | celerity | hurry-scurry | pother |