Hyphenation of discerning

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

dis-cern-ing

Definitions of discerning:

1.	Having or revealing keen insight and good judgment A discerning critic A discerning reader
2.	Unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic A discerning editor A discreet silence
3.	Quick to understand A kind and apprehensive friend- Nathaniel Hawthorne
4.	Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety Sensitive Discerning taste A discerning eye for color

Synonyms of discerning:

adj	discerning, clear, percipient, clear-eyed, clear-sighted, perspicacious, prescient, critical, discriminating
adj	discreet, tactful
adj	apprehensive, perceptive
adj	discriminating

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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.