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resting

How many syllables in resting?

  2 syllables

Divide resting into syllables:   rest-ing
Stressed syllable in resting:   rest-ing
How to pronounce resting:   res-ting
How to say resting:

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Synonyms for resting


2 syllables
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    What rhymes with resting

    2 syllables
    • besting
    • cresting
    • testing
    • westing
    • breasting
    • nesting
    • vesting
    3 syllables
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