Hyphenation of softening

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

soft-en-ing

Definitions of softening:

1.	The process of becoming softer Refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit He observed the softening of iron by heat
2.	Having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

Synonyms of softening:

adj	demulcent, emollient, salving, soft
noun	natural process, natural action, action, activity

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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.