Hyphenation of travail

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

tra-vail

Definitions of travail:

1.	Concluding state of pregnancy From the onset of contractions to the birth of a child She was in labor for six hours
2.	Use of physical or mental energy Hard work He got an A for effort They managed only with great exertion
3.	Work hard She was digging away at her math homework Lexicographers drudge all day long

Synonyms of travail:

noun	parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, childbed, parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing
noun	effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, labor, labour, toil
verb	labor, labour, toil, fag, grind, drudge, dig, moil, work, do work

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.