How to Pronounce Stacking

To pronounce "stacking", say STACK-ing — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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2

Syllables

8

Letters

STACK-ing

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💡 Tip for remembering “stacking”

"stacking" has 2 syllables: stack-ing. It rhymes with backing and hijacking, if that helps it stick.

What does stacking mean?

verb

  1. To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.

    “Please stack those chairs in the corner.”

  2. To arrange the cards in a deck in a particular manner.

    “This is the third hand in a row where you've drawn four of a kind. Someone is stacking the deck!”

noun

  1. The act by which something is stacked.

    “the number of possible stackings of eight boxes”

  2. Sport stacking.

Synonyms

build upstack upgerrymandersmashwreck

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Words that rhyme with stacking

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

backinghijackingthwackingclackingwhackinglackingcrackingrackingsmackingransackingbushwhackingwracking

Related words

pothatfulbatchsmokestackspateraftwadslew

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "stacking"?▾

"Stacking" has 2 syllables: stack · ing.

What does "stacking" mean?▾

Stacking: To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.

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