preferring
verbHow many syllables in preferring?
There are 3 syllables in the word preferring.How to pronounce preferring:
Definition of preferring:
- preferring (verb):
- to like better
- to promote or advance to a rank or position
Synonyms for preferring:
apt
choosing
inclined
minded
prone
tending
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- hodgepodge
- fixated
- bitterness
- prodigal
- impartial
- hastily
- blood-curdling
- napier
- malinois
- industry
- watery
- submissive
- glimmering
- crispiness
- Theodore
- slavery
- Madelyn
- drearier
- centipede
- bayonet
- Algonquin
- phonogram
- gayety
- endowment
- converge
- kitchenette
- gluttony
- gingili
- fornices
- dungaree
- cubicle
- adela
- tardiness
- saddening
- runaway
- replenish
- insanely
- deborah
- ciao
- besmirched
- Bahia
- Rasima
- producer
- kindred-ship
- jubilee
- gentleness
- amorphous
- pickiness
- nobleness
- fleeing
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
The English language exhibits a phenomenon called 'schwa deletion', where unstressed syllables are often pronounced as a quick, neutral vowel sound or omitted.
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