Hyphenation of hesitate

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

hes-i-tate

Definitions of hesitate:

1.	Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
2.	Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing The speaker paused

Synonyms of hesitate:

verb	waver, waffle
verb	pause, delay

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.