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Hyphenation for “whack”

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

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 "whack"

whack >> wak

Definition: [verb] strike forcefully with a sharp blow.
Example: his attacker whacked him on the head

Synonyms of "whack"

hit | beat | strike | punch | knock | rap | smack | slap | thump | thwack | crack | cudgel | thrash | bang | drub | welt | cuff | buffet | pummel | box someone's ears | bash | clobber | clout | clip | wallop | belt | tan | biff | bop | lay into | pitch into | lace into | let someone have it | sock | lam | whomp | stick one on | slosh | boff | bust | slug | light into | whale | dong | quilt | smite | swinge |

Definition: [noun] a sharp or resounding blow.
Example: with a few whacks and some loud whistles, they drove the animals away

Synonyms of "whack"

blow | hit | punch | thump | thwack | crack | smack | slap | bang | welt | cuff | box | bash | clobber | clout | clip | wallop | belt | biff | bop | sock | lam | whomp | slosh | boff | bust | slug | whale | dong | buffet |

Definition: [noun] a try or attempt.
Example: we decided to take a whack at spotting the decade's trends

Synonyms of "whack"

Definition: [noun] a specified share of or contribution to something.
Example: motorists pay a fair whack for the use of the roads through taxes

Synonyms of "whack"

share | quota | portion | slice | part | allocation | ration | allowance | allotment | amount | quantity | bit | piece | percentage | proportion | section | segment | division | fraction | measure | due | cut | piece/slice of the cake | piece of the action | rake-off | divvy | apportionment | quantum | moiety |