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breaking

How many syllables in breaking?

  2 syllables

Divide breaking into syllables:   break-ing
How to pronounce breaking:   brey-king
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Synonyms for breaking


1 syllable
  • breach
    2 syllables
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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        What rhymes with breaking

        2 syllables
        • aching
        • braking
        • faking
        • making
        • raking
        • shaking
        • staking
        • baking
        • caking
        • flaking
        • quaking
        • retal
        • snaking
        • taking
        3 syllables
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