Hyphenation of butterfly

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word butterfly? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

but-ter-fly

Definitions of butterfly:

1.	Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
2.	A swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
3.	Flutter like a butterfly
4.	Cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking Butterflied shrimp
5.	Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries My husband never flirts with other women

Synonyms of butterfly:

noun	lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron, lepidopteran
noun	butterfly stroke, swimming stroke
verb	flit, flutter, fleet, dart
verb	unfold, spread, spread out, open
verb	chat up, flirt, dally, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash, talk, speak

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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.