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busy

How many syllables in busy?

  2 syllables

Divide busy into syllables:   bus-y
Stressed syllable in busy:   bus-y
How to pronounce busy:   biz-ee
How to say busy:

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Synonyms for busy


1 syllable
  • hard
    2 syllables
    • active
    • astir
    • buzzing
    • heaving
    • roaring
    • tiring
    • alive
    • bustling
    • engaged
    • hectic
    • taken
    3 syllables
    • demanding
    • eventful
    • hard at it
    • in demand
    • on the go
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
      6 syllables
      • full of activity
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        What rhymes with busy

        1 syllable
        • ll
          2 syllables
          • dizzy
          • frizzy
          • lizzy
          • fizzy
          • lizzie
          • tizzy
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