abstaining
Divide abstaining into syllables:
ab · stain · ing
How to pronounce abstaining:
Synonyms for abstaining:
declining
delaying
halting
hesitating
refusing
rejecting
stalling
temporizing
turning down
vacillating
Antonyms for abstaining:
accepting
allowing
continuing
doing
embracing
encouraging
facing
indulging
indulging in
meeting
using
wanting
Other 3-syllable words like abstaining
Here are some other common words that have 3 syllables, like abstaining does.
- abundent
- acceptive
- accession
- accolades
- accomplice
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- accruement
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- actual
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- adaptor
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- addendum
- adenoids
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- adhesion
- adina
- adipose
- adobo
- adonais
- adrenal
- adsorption
- advancement
- aerosol
- aeschylus
- afacing
- africa
- agapae
- agatha
- agenesia
- aggregate
- agio
- agouta
- agrippa
- ajani
- alarie
- alaska
- alated
- alberta
- albino
- albumin
- alcasa
- alcina
- alexi
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