Hyphenation of operating

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word operating? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

op-er-at-ing

Definitions of operating:

1.	Involved in a kind of operation The operating conditions of the oxidation pond
2.	Being in effect or operation De facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations- Leslie Marmon Silko Bus service is in operation during the emergency The company had several operating divisions

Synonyms of operating:

adj	operational, in operation, operative

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.