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wasting

How many syllables in wasting?

  2 syllables

Divide wasting into syllables:   wast-ing
Stressed syllable in wasting:   wast-ing
How to pronounce wasting:   wey-sting
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Synonyms for wasting


2 syllables
  • killing
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3 syllables
4 syllables
  • contract killing
  • unlawful death
5 syllables
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    What rhymes with wasting

    2 syllables
    • basting
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