How to Pronounce Streamlining

To pronounce "streamlining", say STREAML-in-ing — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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3

Syllables

12

Letters

STREAML-in-ing

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💡 Tip for remembering “streamlining”

"streamlining" has 3 syllables: streaml-in-ing. It rhymes with shining and reclining, if that helps it stick.

What does streamlining mean?

verb

  1. To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.
  2. (by extension) To simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency.

noun

  1. The process by which something is streamlined.

Antonyms

destreamline

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Words that rhyme with streamlining

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

shiningrecliningpiningdecliningdefiningcombiningunderminingdesigningrefiningwhiningunderliningmining

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Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "streamlining"?▾

"Streamlining" has 3 syllables: streaml · in · ing.

What does "streamlining" mean?▾

Streamlining: To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.

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