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closefisted

How many syllables in closefisted?

  3 syllables

Divide closefisted into syllables:   close-fist-ed
Primary syllable stress:   close-fist-ed
Secondary syllable stress:   close-fist-ed
How to pronounce closefisted:   klohs-fis-tid
How to say closefisted:

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Synonyms for closefisted


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      What rhymes with closefisted

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