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How many syllables in Poisoning?

poisoning has 3 syllables

poi-son-ing

Poisoning is when a person, animal, or plant is made sick or dies because they swallowed, inhaled, or touched a harmful substance.

There are three syllables in the word 'poisoning'. The vowels are 'o', 'i' and 'i'. The consonants are 'p', 's', 'n', and 'ng'.

Noun

The doctor said that the bird died of poisoning.

Verb

The man was arrested for poisoning his neighbor's dog.

The cat got sick from eating a mouse that had eaten poison.
The chef was careful not to use any ingredients that could cause food poisoning.
The environmental group is concerned about the poisoning of the river.
The farmer put up signs to warn people about the poisoning of his fields.
The police suspect that the victim's drink was spiked with poison.
The doctor treated the patient for mushroom poisoning.
The government issued a warning about the poisoning of certain fish.
The artist claimed that the colors she used were not harmful despite the rumors of poisoning.
The court found the defendant guilty of poisoning his wife.
The company was fined for the poisoning of its workers.

Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy. - Paracelsus
Be aware of the danger of the poison, but also be aware of the danger of not taking the antidote. - Paulo Coelho
Poison and medicine are oftentimes the same substance given with different intents. - Peter Mere Latham
There is always an element of risk in treating a patient, but one must take that risk, or the patient won't get treated at all. - Dr. Stephen Strange
The poison of skepticism becomes, like alcoholism, tuberculosis, and some other diseases, much more virulent in a hitherto virgin soil. - Simone Weil