Hyphenation of heartbeat

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

heart-beat

Definitions of heartbeat:

1.	The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart He could feel the beat of her heart
2.	A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) If I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
3.	An animating or vital unifying force New York is the commercial heartbeat of America

Synonyms of heartbeat:

noun	pulse, pulsation, beat, periodic event, recurrent event
noun	blink of an eye, flash, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute, moment, minute, second, bit
noun	force

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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.