Hyphenation of askance

Are you trying to hyphenate askance? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

askance

Definitions of askance:

1.	(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy Her eyes with their misted askance look- Elizabeth Bowen Sidelong glances
2.	With suspicion or disapproval He looked askance at the offer
3.	With a side or oblique glance Did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes

Synonyms of askance:

adj	askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong, indirect

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.