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retreating

How many syllables in retreating?

  3 syllables

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Synonyms for retreating


2 syllables
    3 syllables
    • losing ground
    • receding
    • moving back
    • withdrawing
    4 syllables
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      What rhymes with retreating

      2 syllables
      • beating
      • eating
      • fleeting
      • heating
      • meting
      • sheeting
      • treating
      • cheating
      • eatings
      • greeting
      • meeting
      • seating
      • sweeting
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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