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striking

How many syllables in striking?

  2 syllables

Divide striking into syllables:   strik-ing
Stressed syllable in striking:   strik-ing
How to pronounce striking:   strahy-king
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Synonyms for striking


1 syllable
  • grand
  • marked
2 syllables
  • graphic
  • hitting
  • signal
  • handsome
  • lurid
  • stunning
3 syllables
4 syllables
7 syllables
  • out of the ordinary
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    What rhymes with striking

    2 syllables
    • biking
    • liking
    • Viking
    • hiking
    • spiking
    3 syllables
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