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taking

How many syllables in taking?

  2 syllables

Divide taking into syllables:   tak-ing
Stressed syllable in taking:   tak-ing
How to pronounce taking:   tay-king
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Define taking



verb
  1. to get
  2. to use
  3. to steal
  4. to buy
  5. to grab
  6. to seize
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Synonyms for taking


2 syllables
  • pillage
  • winning
3 syllables
4 syllables

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    What rhymes with taking

    2 syllables
    • aching
    • braking
    • caking
    • flaking
    • makings
    • quaking
    • retal
    • snaking
    • baking
    • breaking
    • faking
    • making
    • makluk
    • raking
    • shaking
    • staking
    3 syllables
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