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explosion

How many syllables in explosion?

  3 syllables

Divide explosion into syllables:   ex-plo-sion
Stressed syllable in explosion:   ex-plo-sion
How to pronounce explosion:   ik-sploh-zhun
How to say explosion:

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Synonyms for explosion


1 syllable
  • gust
  • pop
2 syllables
  • blastoff
  • report
  • outburst
  • torrent
3 syllables
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with explosion

    3 syllables
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