How many syllables in gearing?

There are 2 syllables in the word gearing.

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Divide gearing into syllables:

gear · ing

How to pronounce gearing:

Definition of gearing:

gearing (noun):: a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears; the act or process of providing or fitting with gears; wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.

Synonyms for gearing:

action

cogs

cogwheels

engine

epicyclic gear train

epicyclic train

gear

gearing

geartrain

gearwheels

machinery

mechanism

power train

train

wheelwork

works

Antonyms for gearing:

disarranging

disordering

disorganizing

refusing

rejecting

unfitting

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