Hyphenation of tenses

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

tens-es

Definitions of tenses:

1.	A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
2.	Become stretched or tense or taut The bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed The rope strained when the weight was attached
3.	Increase the tension on Alternately relax and tense your calf muscle Tense the rope manually before tensing the spring
4.	Become tense, nervous, or uneasy He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room
5.	Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious He got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up
6.	In or of a state of physical or nervous tension
7.	Pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
8.	Taut or rigid Stretched tight Tense piano strings

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.