Hyphenation of shortens

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

short-ens

Definitions of shortens:

1.	Make shorter than originally intended Reduce or retrench in length or duration He shortened his trip due to illness
2.	Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements The manuscript must be shortened
3.	Make short or shorter Shorten the skirt Shorten the rope by a few inches
4.	Become short or shorter In winter
5.	The days shorten
6.	Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate Bowdlerize a novel

Last hyphenations of this language

subauditur half-rebelliously hied Neguses deticks hurled violaceae Tenneco Carline opencast psychophysiological youthful time-limit windjammer bestove overture writeress animis firm-paced

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.