Number of syllables in the word 'extenuating'
Find out how many syllables are there in the word extenuating.
- No of syllables in extenuating : 5
- Divide syllables in extenuating : ex-ten-u-at-ing
More about the word - extenuating
- verb
- Synonyms : mitigate
- Definition : To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.
- Definition : To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.
- Definition : To become thinner.
- Definition : To lower or degrade; to detract from.
- adjective
- Definition : That lessens the seriousness of something by providing an excuse.
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