Hyphenation of basting

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

bast-ing

Definitions of basting:

1.	A loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
2.	Moistening a roast as it is cooking

Synonyms of basting:

noun	baste, tacking, stitch
noun	moistening, dampening

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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