syllabificating
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
First attested in 1968; formed as syllabificat(ion) + -ing; compare the later syllabificate.
Adjective[edit]
syllabificating (not comparable)
- (nonstandard, rare) That denotes syllabic breaks.
- 1968, Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Acoustics (Elsevier Pub. Co.), volumes 1–3, page B-156
- A record on one card consists of letter expression as an entry, phonemic expression (with stress mark and syllabificating mark if the word is polysyllabic), and possible functions of the word.
- 1968, Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Acoustics (Elsevier Pub. Co.), volumes 1–3, page B-156
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
syllabificating
- present participle and gerund of syllabificate