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stifling

How many syllables in stifling?

  2 syllables

Divide stifling into syllables:   sti-fling
How to pronounce stifling:   stahy-fling
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Synonyms for stifling


1 syllable
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    2 syllables
    • airless
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    • sultry
    • boiling
    • roasting
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    • torrid
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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      What rhymes with stifling

      2 syllables
      • rifling
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