Hyphenation of sleeping

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

sleep-ing

Definitions of sleeping:

1.	The state of being asleep
2.	Quiet and inactive restfulness
3.	The suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
4.	Lying with head on paws as if sleeping

Synonyms of sleeping:

adj	dormant, unerect
noun	sleep, slumber
noun	quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, rest, ease, repose, relaxation
noun	bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity

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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.