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frightening

How many syllables in frightening?

  3 syllables

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Synonyms for frightening


2 syllables
  • creepy
  • eerie
  • gruesome
  • scary
3 syllables
4 syllables
5 syllables
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What rhymes with frightening

2 syllables
3 syllables
4 syllables
    Ever Wonder
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    Were, Where, and We're?
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