awhile

How many syllables in awhile?

  2 syllables

Divide awhile into syllables:   a-while
Stressed syllable in awhile:   a-while
How to say awhile:

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Synonyms for awhile


3 syllables
  • a jiffy
  • a moment
  • a minute
  • a short time
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What rhymes with awhile

1 syllable
  • aisle
  • file
  • guile
  • hile
  • I'll
  • kyl
  • lile
  • Nile
  • rile
  • smile
  • style
  • tile's
  • viled
  • Weill
  • wile
  • bile
  • gile
  • heil
  • hyle
  • isle
  • Kyle
  • mile
  • pile
  • sheil
  • stile
  • tile
  • vile
  • Weil
  • while
  • wyle
2 syllables
  • abseil
  • argyll
  • black bile
  • compile
  • defile
  • erstwhile
  • fertile
  • high style
  • kurzweil
  • Marseille
  • motile
  • New Style
  • Old Style
  • phyle
  • refile
  • restyle
  • soleil
  • trial
  • air mile
  • beguile
  • Blue Nile
  • decile
  • dial
  • exile
  • gentile
  • hostile
  • lifestyle
  • meanwhile
  • nail file
  • old style
  • on file
  • profile
  • reptile
  • revile
  • stockpile
  • worthwhile
3 syllables
  • Fair Isle
  • redial
  • time trial
4 syllables
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