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cleaning

How many syllables in cleaning?

  2 syllables

Divide cleaning into syllables:   clean-ing
Stressed syllable in cleaning:   clean-ing
How to pronounce cleaning:   klee-ning
How to say cleaning:

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Synonyms for cleaning


1 syllable
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    2 syllables
    • cleanup
    3 syllables
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      What rhymes with cleaning

      2 syllables
      • leaning
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      3 syllables
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