shearing
nounHow many syllables in shearing?
There are 2 syllables in the word shearing.Divide shearing into syllables:
shear · ing
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
Other 2-syllable words like shearing
Here are some other common words that have 2 syllables, like shearing does.
- sheeny
- shelby
- shelly
- shema
- shepherds
- sheri
- sheryl
- shimon
- shingles
- shinnied
- shinto
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- shocker
- shopworn
- shortlist
- shouting
- shrikant
- shrinking
- shrubby
- sidden
- siers
- sifted
- sighted
- signal
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- signpost
- siking
- silage
- silken
- simale
- simmons
- simon
- simplesse
- sina
- sinai
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- singsong
- sinker
- sinsel
- sisson
- sita
- sitcom
- siu
- siva
- skating
- skillet
- skimpy
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