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outlying

How many syllables in outlying?

  3 syllables

Divide outlying into syllables:   out-ly-ing
Primary syllable stress:   out-ly-ing
Secondary syllable stress:   out-ly-ing
How to pronounce outlying:   out-lahy-ing
How to say outlying:

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