Hyphenation of waxing

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

wax-ing

Definitions of waxing:

1.	The application of wax to a surface
2.	A gradual increase in magnitude or extent The waxing of the moon
3.	(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases The waxing moon passes from new to full

Synonyms of waxing:

adj	waxing
noun	application, coating, covering
noun	increase

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.