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defining

How many syllables in defining?

  3 syllables

Divide defining into syllables:   de-fin-ing
How to pronounce defining:   dih-fahy-ning
How to say defining:

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Synonyms for defining


2 syllables
  • central
  • keynote
  • crucial
  • major
3 syllables
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with defining

    2 syllables
    • brining
    • fining
    • mining
    • pining
    • signing
    • vining
    • dining
    • lining
    • minings
    • shining
    • twining
    • whining
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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