Hyphenation of rummage

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

rum-mage

Definitions of rummage:

1.	A jumble of things to be given away
2.	A thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) He gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis
3.	Search haphazardly We rummaged through the drawers

Synonyms of rummage:

noun	clutter, jumble, muddle, mare's nest, welter, smother
noun	ransacking, search, hunt, hunting
verb	search

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.