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dab

How many syllables in dab?

  1 syllable

Divide dab into syllables:   dab
Syllable stress:   dab
How to pronounce dab:   dab
How to say dab:

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Synonyms for dab


1 syllable
  • bit
  • dash
  • pat
  • spot
  • blob
  • daub
  • sponge
  • wipe
2 syllables
  • apply
    3 syllables
    • small amount
    • touch lightly
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    What rhymes with dab

    1 syllable
    • ab
    • blab
    • crab
    • drab
    • flab
    • grab
    • knab
    • Lab
    • Mab
    • rab
    • slab
    • tab
    • Bab
    • cab
    • Crabbe
    • fab
    • gab
    • jab
    • lab
    • mab
    • nab
    • scab
    • stab
    2 syllables
    • prefab
      3 syllables
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