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Hyphenation for “tease”

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

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 "tease"

tease >> tiːz

Definition: [verb] make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way.
Example: I used to tease her about being so house-proud

Synonyms of "tease"

make fun of | poke fun at | chaff | make jokes about | rag | mock | laugh at | guy | satirize | be sarcastic about | deride | ridicule | scoff at | jeer at | jibe at | taunt | bait | goad | pick on | take the mickey out of | send up | rib | josh | wind up | have on | pull someone's leg | make a monkey of | goof on | rag on | put on | pull someone's chain | razz | fun | shuck | poke mullock at | poke borak at | sling off at | chiack | sledge | rot | make sport of | twit | quiz | smoke | flout at | rally | take the piss out of |

Definition: [verb] gently pull or comb (tangled wool, hair, etc.) into separate strands.
Example: she was teasing out the curls into her usual hairstyle

Synonyms of "tease"

Definition: [noun] a person who makes fun of someone playfully or unkindly.
Example: some think of him as a tease who likes to keep others guessing

Synonyms of "tease"

Definition: [noun] an act of teasing someone.
Example: she couldn't resist a gentle tease

Synonyms of "tease"