Hyphenation of lightening

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

light-en-ing

Definitions of lightening :

1.
Descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy
The fetus is said to have dropped
2.
Changing to a lighter color

Synonyms of lightening :

noun descent
noun whitening, change of color

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