Hyphenation of tugging

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

tug-ging

Definitions of tugging:

1.	Pull hard The prisoner tugged at the chains This movie tugs at the heart strings
2.	Strive and make an effort to reach a goal She tugged for years to make a decent living We have to push a little to make the deadline! She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
3.	Tow (a vessel) with a tug The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor
4.	Carry with difficulty You'll have to lug this suitcase
5.	Move by pulling hard The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud
6.	Pull or strain hard at Each oar was tugged by several men
7.	Struggle in opposition She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts

Last hyphenations of this language

epicondylian iliopectineal Echoing ununifiable psychrophore unsaving Balkan Turlock paroxysmally moonja totalitarianisms seto counterargument scamming Spiritualism specificizing regardfully asymbolical dermatopnagic

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.