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chives

How many syllables in chives?

  1 syllable

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

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What rhymes with chives

1 syllable
  • drives
  • hives
  • knives
  • rives
  • strives
  • vives
  • fives
  • Ives
  • lives
  • shives
  • thrives
  • wives
2 syllables
  • arrives
  • derives
  • knivey
  • survives
  • deprives
  • dives
  • revives
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