Hyphenation of wasting

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

wast-ing

Definitions of wasting :

1.	Any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
2.	A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

Synonyms of wasting :

noun	cachexia, cachexy, infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness
noun	atrophy, wasting away, symptom

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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.