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heartbreaking

How many syllables in heartbreaking?

  3 syllables

Divide heartbreaking into syllables:   heart-break-ing
Primary syllable stress:   heart-break-ing
Secondary syllable stress:   heart-break-ing
How to pronounce heartbreaking:   hahrt-brey-king
How to say heartbreaking:

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Synonyms for heartbreaking


1 syllable
  • sad
    2 syllables
    • moving
    • poignant
    • tragic
    • painful
    • touching
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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      What rhymes with heartbreaking

      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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