Hyphenation of prodding

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

prod-ding

Definitions of prodding:

1.	A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something The ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
2.	To push against gently She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant
3.	Urge on Cause to act The other children egged the boy on
4.	But he did not want to throw the stone through the window
5.	Poke or thrust abruptly He jabbed his finger into her ribs

Synonyms of prodding:

noun	goad, goading, prod, urging, spur, spurring, encouragement

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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.