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petting

How many syllables in petting?

  2 syllables

Divide petting into syllables:   pet-ting
How to pronounce petting:   pet-ing
How to say petting:

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What rhymes with petting

2 syllables
  • betting
  • fretting
  • jetting
  • netting
  • setting
  • vetting
  • fetting
  • getting
  • letting
  • nettings
  • sweating
  • wetting
3 syllables
4 syllables
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