Hyphenation of referring

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

re-fer-ring

Definitions of referring :

1.
Make reference to
His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
2.
Be relevant to
There were lots of questions referring to her talk My remark pertained to your earlier comments
3.
Think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
This plant can be referred to a known species
4.
Send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
Refer a patient to a specialist Refer a bill to a committee
5.
Seek information from
You should consult the dictionary Refer to your notes
6.
Have as a meaning
`multi-' denotes `many'
7.
Use a name to designate
Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary

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