Hyphenation of yearning

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

yearn-ing

Definitions of yearning:

1.	Prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

Synonyms of yearning:

adj	wistful, sad
noun	longing, desire

Last hyphenations of this language

Yellowstone gyropilot airstream caricature kirsch kicky hour-long irreparable notableness Roundhead Rosa exultant chromogenic chachalaca chance Offaly pyrometry Massachusetts monotheistical

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.