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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
How to say ambush:

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Synonyms for ambush


1 syllable
  • pounce
  • trap
2 syllables
  • bushwhack
  • mugging
  • waylay
3 syllables
    4 syllables
    • surprise attack
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      What rhymes with ambush

      2 syllables
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