Hyphenation of keeping

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

keep-ing

Definitions of keeping:

1.	Conformity or harmony His behavior was not in keeping with the occasion
2.	The responsibility of a guardian or keeper He left his car in my keeping
3.	The act of retaining something

Synonyms of keeping:

noun	conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance
noun	guardianship, safekeeping, duty, responsibility, obligation
noun	retention, holding, possession, ownership

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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.