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stinking

How many syllables in stinking?

  2 syllables

Divide stinking into syllables:   stink-ing
Stressed syllable in stinking:   stink-ing
How to pronounce stinking:   sting-king
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Synonyms for stinking


1 syllable
  • rank
    2 syllables
    • fetid
    • putrid
    • rotten
    • humming
    • reeking
    3 syllables
    • odorous
    4 syllables
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      What rhymes with stinking

      2 syllables
      • blinking
      • inking
      • plinking
      • sinking
      3 syllables
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