Hyphenation of paring

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

par-ing

Definitions of paring:

1.	A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
2.	(usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off Especially the skin or peel She could peel an apple with a single long paring

Synonyms of paring:

noun	sliver, shaving, fragment
noun	object, physical object

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.