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shrinking

How many syllables in shrinking?

  2 syllables

Divide shrinking into syllables:   shrink-ing
Stressed syllable in shrinking:   shrink-ing
How to say shrinking:

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Synonyms for shrinking


2 syllables
  • decrease
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3 syllables
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      What rhymes with shrinking

      2 syllables
      • blinking
      • inking
      • plinking
      • stinking
      • drinking
      • linking
      • sinking
      • thinking
      3 syllables
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