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dilly-dallying

How many syllables in dilly-dallying?

  5 syllables

Divide dilly-dallying into syllables:   dil-ly-dal-ly-ing
Primary syllable stress:   dil-ly-dal-ly-ing
Secondary syllable stress:   dil-ly-dal-ly-ing
How to pronounce dilly-dallying:   dih-lee-dah-lee-ing
How to say dilly-dallying:

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