shearing
nounHow many syllables in shearing?
There are 2 syllables in the word shearing.How to pronounce shearing:
Definition of shearing:
- shearing (noun):
- removing by cutting off or clipping.
Synonyms for shearing:
clipping
crop
cut
cutting
cutting off
pruning
shave
tidying up
trim
trimming
Antonyms for shearing:
achievement
extending
increasing
success
triumph
victory
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- shayla
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- shara
- shaper
- shanty
- shanti
- shankar
- shambles
- shaman
- shakti
- shahrzad
- shadrach
- shadows
- shackle
- seychelles
- sevrel
- servile
- serum
- serein
- seraphs
- sera
- seprate
- sentience
- sentenced
- sended
- seltzer
- sela
- seduct
- seduced
- sedgwick
- secpar
- seamless
- sealer
- scuppered
- sculptor
- scudded
- scuba
- scrunchies
- scrubbing
- scriptures
- scripture
- scrimmage
- scouting
- scouted
- scious
- schweppes
- schweppe
- schleiden
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English allows for a wide range of consonant clusters in syllable codas, as in 'texts' with four consonant sounds.
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