Hyphenation of dumdum

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

dum-dum

Definitions of dumdum:

1.	A soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound

Synonyms of dumdum:

noun	dumdum bullet, bullet, slug

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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