Hyphenation of threaten

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

threat-en

Definitions of threaten:

1.	Pose a threat to Present a danger to The pollution is endangering the crops
2.	To utter intentions of injury or punishment against:He threatened me when I tried to call the police
3.	To be a menacing indication of something:The clouds threaten rain Danger threatens

Synonyms of threaten:

verb	endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, imperil, peril, exist, be
verb	warn
verb	bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict

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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.