stressing

noun

How many syllables in stressing?

There are 2 syllables in the word stressing.

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Divide stressing into syllables:

stress · ing

How to pronounce stressing:

Definition of stressing:

stressing (noun):: constraining force or influence such as

Synonyms for stressing:

accentuate

belabour

bothering

bring to the fore

draw attention to

dwell on

emphasize

fearing

flag up

fretting

fussing

harp on

highlight

impress on someone

point up

press home

repeat

rub in

stewing

sweating

troubling

underline

underscore

worrying

Antonyms for stressing:

abating

attenuating

cheapening

de-emphasizing

depreciating

diminishing

doing an injustice to

downplaying

enervating

extenuating

glossing over

lessening

lightening

making light of

mitigating

playing down

reducing

trivialising

trivializing

underemphasizing

underestimating

undermining

underplaying

understating

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