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behaves

How many syllables in behaves?

  2 syllables

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What rhymes with behaves

1 syllable
  • braves
  • craves
  • knaves
  • raves
  • shaves
  • staves
  • wave
  • caves
  • graves
  • paves
  • saves
  • slaves
  • waives
3 syllables
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