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ambush

How many syllables in ambush?

  2 syllables

Divide ambush into syllables:   am-bush
Stressed syllable in ambush:   am-bush
How to pronounce ambush:   am-bush
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Synonyms for ambush


1 syllable
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2 syllables
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3 syllables
    4 syllables
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      What rhymes with ambush

      2 syllables
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