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Hyphenation for “sinks”

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

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 "sinks"

sinks >> sɪŋk

Definition: [verb] go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.
Example: he saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves

Synonyms of "sinks"

become submerged | be engulfed | go down | drop | fall | descend | disappear | vanish |

Definition: [verb] descend from a higher to a lower position; drop downwards.
Example: you can relax on the veranda as the sun sinks low

Synonyms of "sinks"

descend | drop | go down/downwards | come down/downwards | go lower | fall | plunge | plummet | pitch | fall headlong | nosedive | set | dip beneath the horizon |

Definition: [verb] gradually decrease or decline in value, amount, quality, or intensity.
Example: their output sank to a third of the pre-war figure

Synonyms of "sinks"

fall | drop | become/get lower | become/get quieter | become/get softer |

Definition: [verb] insert beneath a surface.
Example: rails fixed in place with screws sunk below the surface of the wood

Synonyms of "sinks"

embed | insert | drive | place | put down | plant | position |

Definition: [verb] rapidly consume (an alcoholic drink).
Example: they must have sunk a bit of booze yesterday

Synonyms of "sinks"

drink | quaff | gulp down | down | swill | knock back | polish off | dispose of | shift | get outside of | neck | bevvy | chug | scarf down |