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leaving

How many syllables in leaving?

  2 syllables

Divide leaving into syllables:   leav-ing
How to pronounce leaving:   lee-ving
How to say leaving:

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Synonyms for leaving


2 syllables
  • exit
  • goodbye
  • passing
  • going
  • parting
  • send-off
3 syllables
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with leaving

    2 syllables
    • heaving
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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