Hyphenation of baleful

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word baleful? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

bale-ful

Definitions of baleful:

1.	Deadly or sinister The Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look
2.	Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments A baleful look Forbidding thunderclouds His tone became menacing Ominous rumblings of discontent Sinister storm clouds A sinister smile His threatening behavior Ugly black clouds The situation became ugly

Synonyms of baleful:

adj	baneful, maleficent
adj	forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly, alarming

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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.