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lacking

How many syllables in lacking?

  2 syllables

Divide lacking into syllables:   lack-ing
How to pronounce lacking:   lak-ing
How to say lacking:

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Synonyms for lacking


1 syllable
  • sans
    2 syllables
    • absent
    • famished
    • not there
    • without
    • failing
    • missing
    • wanting
    3 syllables
      4 syllables
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        What rhymes with lacking

        2 syllables
        • backing
        • hacking
        • packing
        • sacking
        • stacking
        • tracking
        • cracking
        • jacking
        • racking
        • smacking
        • tacking
        • whacking
        3 syllables
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