Hyphenation of winking

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

wink-ing

Definitions of winking:

1.	A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
2.	Closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly He stood blinking in the bright sunlight

Synonyms of winking:

adj	blinking, closed, shut
noun	blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, nictitation, nictation, reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction

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.