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shaking

How many syllables in shaking?

  2 syllables

Divide shaking into syllables:   shak-ing
How to pronounce shaking:   shey-king
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Synonyms for shaking


2 syllables
  • quaking
3 syllables
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What rhymes with shaking

2 syllables
  • aching
  • braking
  • caking
  • flaking
  • quaking
  • retal
  • staking
  • baking
  • breaking
  • faking
  • making
  • raking
  • snaking
  • taking
3 syllables
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