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balked

How many syllables in balked?

  1 syllable

Divide balked into syllables:   balked
Syllable stress:   balked
How to say balked:

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What rhymes with balked

1 syllable
  • chalked
  • hawked
  • stalked
  • cocked
  • Oct
  • talked
2 syllables
  • talkee
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