Hyphenation of beetle

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

bee-tle

Definitions of beetle:

1.	Insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
2.	A tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden) Used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
3.	Be suspended over or hang over This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town
4.	Fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle He beetled up the staircase They beetled off home
5.	Beat with a beetle
6.	Jutting or overhanging Beetle brows

Synonyms of beetle:

adj	beetling, protrusive
noun	insect
noun	mallet, hammer
verb	overhang, hang
verb	travel, go, move, locomote
verb	beat

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