Hyphenation of shocking

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

shock-ing

Definitions of shocking:

1.	Glaringly vivid and graphic Marked by sensationalism Lurid details of the accident
2.	Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation Scandalous behavior The wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt- Thackeray The most shocking book of its time

Synonyms of shocking:

adj	lurid, sensational
adj	disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, immoral

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.