releasing

verb

How many syllables in releasing?

There are 3 syllables in the word releasing.

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Divide releasing into syllables:

re · leas · ing

How to pronounce releasing:

Definition of releasing:

releasing (verb):: to let go dismiss; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to free (a person or animal) from captivity or imprisonment

Synonyms for releasing:

airing

deliver

discharge

disengage

drop

emancipate

expressing

extricate

free

freeing

let go

let out

letting go

liberate

loose

loosening

loosing

manumit

set free

turn loose

unbridle

unchain

uncorking

undo

unfasten

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Antonyms for releasing:

binding

bridling

charging

checking

condemning

confining

constraining

containing

controlling

convicting

curbing

detaining

embroiling

enchaining

engaging

entangling

fastening

fettering

holding

imprisoning

incarcerating

incriminating

keeping

limiting

reining in

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