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defending

How many syllables in defending?

  3 syllables

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Synonyms for defending


2 syllables
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    What rhymes with defending

    2 syllables
    • bending
    • ending
    • fendliche
    • mending
    • relends
    • sending
    • tending
    • trendle
    • blending
    • fending
    • lending
    • pending
    • rending
    • spending
    • trending
    • vending
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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