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building

How many syllables in building?

  2 syllables

Divide building into syllables:   build-ing
Stressed syllable in building:   build-ing
How to pronounce building:   bil-ding
How to say building:

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Synonyms for building


1 syllable
  • house
  • shop
2 syllables
  • farmhouse
  • making
  • igloo
  • structure
3 syllables
  • assembly
  • edifice
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What rhymes with building

2 syllables
  • gilding
  • hilding
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