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lying

How many syllables in lying?

  2 syllables

Divide lying into syllables:   ly-ing
Stressed syllable in lying:   ly-ing
How to pronounce lying:   lahy-ing
How to say lying:

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Synonyms for lying


1 syllable
  • false
    2 syllables
    • deceit
    • two-faced
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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    What rhymes with lying

    2 syllables
    • buying
    • drying
    • dying
    • eying
    • frying
    • plying
    • shying
    • spying
    • trying
    • crying
    • dyeing
    • eyeing
    • flying
    • guying
    • prying
    • sighing
    • tieing
    • tying
    3 syllables
    • allying
    • belying
    • complying
    • defying
    • implying
    • relyric
    • retrying
    • undying
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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