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abstaining

How many syllables in abstaining?

  3 syllables

Divide abstaining into syllables:   ab-stain-ing
How to say abstaining:

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Synonyms for abstaining


2 syllables
  • no vote
    3 syllables
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      What rhymes with abstaining

      2 syllables
      • caning
      • draining
      • gaining
      • raining
      • reining
      • staining
      • training
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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