English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “unyielding”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for unyielding is un-yield-ing, with 2 possible break points in this result.

US English hyphenation
un-yield-ing
3 segments2 break points
British English pattern result un-yield-ing The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Wordunyielding
Hyphenationun-yield-ing
Break points2
Part of speechadjective
Pronunciationʌnˈjiːldɪŋ
Meaning & usage

What does “unyielding” mean?

unyielding: (of a mass or structure) not giving way to pressure; hard or solid.

Headwordunyielding
Part of speechadjective
Pronunciationʌnˈjiːldɪŋ
1
adjective

(of a mass or structure) not giving way to pressure; hard or solid.

Example: “the Atlantic hurled its waves at the unyielding rocks”

Word breaks

How “unyielding” is split

un·yield·ing

For US English, the hyphenation result is un-yield-ing. This gives 2 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “unyielding”

How do you hyphenate “unyielding”?

In the US-English result used here, unyielding is hyphenated as un-yield-ing.

Where can “unyielding” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 2 possible break points.

What does “unyielding” mean?

(of a mass or structure) not giving way to pressure; hard or solid.

Can you use “unyielding” in a sentence?

“the Atlantic hurled its waves at the unyielding rocks”