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shirking

How many syllables in shirking?

  2 syllables

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Synonyms for shirking


2 syllables
  • dodging
  • skirting
  • fudging
3 syllables
  • elusion
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What rhymes with shirking

2 syllables
  • jerking
  • perking
  • lurking
  • smirking
3 syllables
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