Hyphenation of pungent

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

pun-gent

Definitions of pungent:

1.	Strong and sharp The pungent taste of radishes The acrid smell of burning rubber
2.	Capable of wounding A barbed compliment A biting aphorism Pungent satire

Synonyms of pungent:

adj	pungent, acrid, gingery, hot, peppery, spicy, tasteful
adj	barbed, biting, nipping, mordacious, sarcastic

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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.