laying
verbHow many syllables in laying?
There are 2 syllables in the word laying.How to pronounce laying:
Definition of laying:
- laying (verb):
- to place in position
- to beat or strike down with force
Synonyms for laying:
birthing
egg laying
giving birth
parturition
Antonyms for laying:
confusing
departing
destroying
disarranging
disestablishing
disordering
disorganizing
displacing
disturbing
energising
energizing
lifting
mixing up
moving
neglecting
picking up
raising
removing
roughing
taking
unsettling
upsetting
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- inscribe
- beckoned
- abhor
- scheming
- oblige
- approve
- recline
- licked
- deftly
- discussed
- chastise
- pandered
- sixty
- prancing
- awkward
- cradling
- gloated
- refreshed
- howled
- creeper
- rejoiced
- fervor
- dawdling
- body
- raveled
- fabric
- blotted
- echoed
- rashly
- quivered
- profess
- etched
- sufficed
- plastered
- traverse
- enmesh
- vagrant
- recedes
- rambled
- scavenged
- couping
- lilies
- innards
- girded
- fortieth
- buries
- vilest
- meddling
- aflame
- ebbed
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