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combating

How many syllables in combating?

  3 syllables

Divide combating into syllables:   com-bat-ing
How to say combating:

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Synonyms for combating


1 syllable
  • war
    2 syllables
    • fighting
    • warfare
    3 syllables
      4 syllables
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        What rhymes with combating

        2 syllables
        • chatting
        • matting
        3 syllables
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