verb
- connecting words or parts of words with a hyphen
Usage: present participle of hyphenate
Examples
- The editor is hyphenating compound words throughout the manuscript.
- She’s hyphenating her last name after marriage.
- The software automatically hyphenates words at line breaks.
- I’m hyphenating these adjectives to make the meaning clearer.
- The teacher explained when hyphenating numbers is necessary.
- They’re hyphenating the company name for the new brand.