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approaching

How many syllables in approaching?

  3 syllables

Divide approaching into syllables:   ap-proach-ing
Stressed syllable in approaching:   ap-proach-ing
How to say approaching:

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Synonyms for approaching


1 syllable
  • near
    2 syllables
    • about
    • nearing
    • coming
    • pushing
    3 syllables
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    What rhymes with approaching

    2 syllables
    3 syllables
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