Hyphenation of overwhelming

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

over-whelm-ing

Definitions of overwhelming :

1.	So strong as to be irresistible An overpowering need for solitude The temptation to despair may become overwhelming An overwhelming majority
2.	Very intense Politics is his consuming passion Overwhelming joy

Synonyms of overwhelming :

adj	overpowering, irresistible, resistless
adj	consuming, intense

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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.