Hyphenation of scattering

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

scat-ter-ing

Definitions of scattering:

1.	A small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly The first scatterings of green A sprinkling of grey at his temples
2.	The physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
3.	A light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
4.	Spreading widely or driving off
5.	The act of scattering

Synonyms of scattering:

adj	diffusing, diffusive, dispersive, disseminative, disseminating, spreading, distributive
noun	natural process, natural action, action, activity
noun	sprinkling, small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
noun	sprinkle, sprinkling, shower, rain shower
noun	dispersion, spread, spreading
noun	scatter, strewing, spread, spreading

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.