Hyphenation of RECEDING

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word RECEDING? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

RE-CED-ING

Definitions of RECEDING:

1.	A slow or gradual disappearance
2.	The act of becoming more distant
3.	(of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back

Synonyms of RECEDING:

adj	retiring, retreating
adj	backward
noun	fadeout, disappearance
noun	recession, withdrawal

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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.