Hyphenation of lingering

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

lin-ger-ing

Definitions of lingering:

1.	The act of tarrying

Synonyms of lingering:

adj	unforgettable
noun	tarriance, delay, holdup

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.