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Hyphenation for “swill”

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

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 "swill"

swill >> swɪl

Definition: [verb] wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or into it.
Example: I swilled out the mug

Synonyms of "swill"

wash | sluice | clean out | flush | rinse | bathe | cleanse | drench |

Definition: [verb] drink (something) greedily or in large quantities.
Example: they whiled away their evening swilling pints of bitter

Synonyms of "swill"

drink | quaff | swallow | down | gulp down | drain | guzzle | imbibe | sup | slurp | consume | swig | swill (down) | slug | knock back | knock off | toss off | put away | bend one's elbow | neck | get one's laughing gear round | chug | scarf down |

Definition: [noun] kitchen refuse and scraps of waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs.

Synonyms of "swill"

pigswill | hogwash | pigwash | wash | mash | slops | scraps | refuse | scourings | leftovers | waste matter | waste | remains | detritus |

Definition: [noun] a large mouthful of a drink.
Example: a swill of ale

Synonyms of "swill"

gulp | drink | swallow | draught | mouthful | swig | slug |